Toothless Natural England gives in to wildlife criminals

Government body responsible for wildlife protection issues first license for Hen Harrier ‘brood meddling’ on grouse moors.

Hen Harrier chicks and eggs will be removed from nests, reared in captivity and released but to what fate? (© Ian Newton)

In a highly controversial move, that will seen by many as the abject […]

January 17th, 2018 | Category: ban driven grouse shooting, Bird of Prey Persecution, DEFRA's joint action plan, gamekeepers, Grouse moor licensing, Grouse Moors, Grouse shooting, hen harrier brood management, hen harrier joint recovery plan, Hen Harriers, Natural England, Raptor Persecution, red grouse, reintroduction, RSPB | One comment - (Comments are closed)

Hen Harriers & Peregrine are likely to disappear as a breeding species from English Red Grouse moors within the next decade, or less.

 

The 3 stuffed Hen Harriers inside this display cabinet formed a small part of a larger number of illegally shot Bowland raptors which were confiscated by Lancashire police under a search warrant from the home of award winning photographer Dennis Green. When police raided Greens home they uncovered several cases […]

June 20th, 2017 | Category: ban driven grouse shooting, Ban Driven Grouse Shooting in England, Bird of Prey Persecution, DEFRA's joint action plan, Eagle Owls, Forest of Bowland, gamekeepers, Grouse Moors, Grouse shooting, hen harrier brood management, Hen Harriers, North West Raptor Group, Pallid Harrier, Peregrines, Raptor Persecution, Raptor Reintroduction, red grouse, Red Grouse mamangement, Terry Pickford | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

Wishing all our followers across the world a Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year

Whilst we wish you all a very enjoyable Christmas and a very prosperous New Year, we would remind everyone that persecution remains the overriding factor affecting the health and well-being of so called ‘protected’ birds of prey on moorland in England where Red Grouse are shot for sport. So bad is the current situation on […]

December 20th, 2016 | Category: ban driven grouse shooting, Bird of Prey Persecution, DEFRA's joint action plan, gamekeepers, Grouse Moors, Grouse shooting, hen harrier brood management, Hen Harriers, North West Raptor Group, Peregrines, Raptor Persecution, reintroduction, Terry Pickford | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

The Bowland Grouse Moor Tragedy by Terry Pickford

Yesterday the 8th September began as just a normal day for Terry Pickford and a film cameraman on their visit to heather moorland in the Forest of Bowland. Terry was filmed talking about this years appalling loss of Hen Harriers and Peregrines from the Bowland despite their protected status. Terry explained why in his opinion […]

September 9th, 2016 | Category: animal snaring, ban driven grouse shooting, Bird of Prey Persecution, Birds of prey, DEFRA's joint action plan, gamekeepers, Grouse Moors, Grouse shooting, hen harrier joint recovery plan, Hen Harriers, mark avery, Peregrines, red grouse, Terry Pickford | 10 comments - (Comments are closed)

RSPB warns driven grouse shooting does not have a future without change

RSPB Media Release

Illegal shooting and trapping of Hen Harriers has left just three active nests in England, driving the bird towards extinction as an English breeding species· The RSPB is looking at how licensing of the grouse moor management industry must be implemented following the charity’s withdrawal from Defra’s […]

August 11th, 2016 | Category: ban driven grouse shooting, Ban Driven Grouse Shooting in England, Bird of Prey Persecution, DEFRA's joint action plan, gamekeepers, Grouse Moors, Grouse shooting, hen harrier brood management, hen harrier joint recovery plan, hen harrier joint recovery plane, Hen Harrier Peaceful Protest Day, Hen Harriers | 6 comments - (Comments are closed)

Hen Harrier update: no excuses for lack of Harriers as shown by Langholm

Having read Mark Avery’s review of Martin Harper’s (RSPB) mid-season Hen Harrier update for England, the RSPB speaking softly and left the stick at home, you may may begin to understand why there are few Hen Harriers left to protect on England’s uplands; they continue to be persecuted with impunity. As always Mark’s words are […]

June 7th, 2016 | Category: ban driven grouse shooting, Ban Driven Grouse Shooting in England, Bird of Prey Persecution, Birds of prey, DEFRA's joint action plan, gamekeepers, Grouse Moors, Grouse shooting, hen harrier brood management, hen harrier joint recovery plan, Hen Harriers, Langholm Demonstration Project, mark avery, Raptor Persecution, red grouse, Red Grouse mamangement | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)

DEFRA’s Joint lack of ‘Action’ A failure to bring the root cause of Hen Harrier killing to an end first.

Stephen Murphy National Hen Harrier Coordinator holding satellite tagged Harrier which after fledging disappeared.

Like many of our followers we were very disappointed after reading the 6 point action plan proposed by DEFRA intended to restore the hen harrier population back to their normal levels in England. A glaring omission […]

January 20th, 2016 | Category: Bird of Prey Persecution, DEFRA's joint action plan, Grouse Moors, Grouse shooting, hen harrier brood management, Hen Harriers | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)