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RSPB Press Release A protected bird of prey has been illegally poisoned in one of the UK’s worst raptor persecution blackspots. In April 2019 a member of the public found a buzzard freshly dead in woodland near Tintwistle, just north of Valehouse Reservoir, in the Peak District National Park. Close by were the remains […] This Guardian story below is now over 4 years old, however it highlights the inconsistencies and shambles in Scottish Courts when sentencing wildlife criminals today. In 2015 George Mutch gamekeeper was sentenced to 4 months in prison by Aberdeen Sheriff Court after being found guilty of 4 charges, including setting stares hitting a goshawk over […] There are sufficient reasons depicted by the images below, including Chris Packham’s video, why we should all sign the ongoing petition calling for the banning of Driven Grouse shooting in England. We would ask each of you to please take a few moment to sign and share the petition to your friends to […] Northampton Police press release (17 December 2018): Buzzard shot in Sywell Country Park Police officers are appealing for information after a buzzard was shot in Sywell Country Park. The incident happened between 7am on Wednesday, November 28, and 8pm on Thursday, November 29, when a buzzard was found injured in the park having been shot. […] A joint investigation has been launch by Isle of Wight Police and the RSPB after the birds, a buzzard and a hobby, were found with severed legs in woodland at Littletown, near Briddlesford. The buzzard was found dead, with a missing foot, on March 14. The hobby — a small falcon similar to a […] We are investigating the suspicious death of a common buzzard found at the end of August in the western area of the East Riding of Yorkshire. [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Humber-Buzzardweb.jpg” alt=”Humber-Buzzardweb” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-24325″ ] […] [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/buzzard-web.jpg” alt=”buzzard-web” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-23072″ ] With the possibility of young Buzzards taking to the wing in the next few days it is quite easy to see where pairs have failed or disappeared in your area. Sadly 2018 is going to be the year of the ‘disappearing Buzzard’ as many estates take […] [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DSCF1381Langholm.jpg” alt=”DSCF1381Langholm” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-24111″ ] Langholm moor, bird watchers are now flocking to this area to photograph or just watch raptors Most of the public think the Langholm Moor Demonstration Project finished last year [2017] but did it? Raptor Politics have been told that it is still going on […] Police have joined forces with wildlife experts to combat bird of prey killings in the county with the UK’s worst record for attacks. […] [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Buzzard-web.jpg” alt=”Buzzard-web” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-23784″ ] The dead Buzzard removed from a hedge in west Lancashire Friday 9/02/2018 A chance discovery made last Friday by a member of the North West Raptor Group led to the location of a third dead Buzzard in the same general area near Preston where, […] |
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