May is here and for some reason large numbers of Grouse moor game keepers have been working all through the ‘Corona Shut Down’! Is this what the government meant by ‘essential work’? Well, of course, the reason is now clear – removal of Birds of Prey. Already a pair of Hen Harriers have gone […]
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Joint Press Release from Northumbria Police and RSPB (27 Nov 2019) Today, Northumbria Police and the RSPB have issued an appeal for information following the sudden disappearance of yet another satellite tagged hen harrier, a female bird known as Ada. Ada being fitted with a satellite tag as a chick this summer Ada […] Terry Pickford a founder member of the North West Raptor Group (1967), provides his views in the attached video of the ongoing raptor persecution taking place throughout Lancashire’s Forest of Bowland. Terry points out that the persecution of raptors in his opinion is currently much worse now than it was 40 years ago. Many followers […] 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 […] [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/LangholmMoorSiteMap.jpg” alt=”LangholmMoorSiteMap” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-16624″ ] Langholm Moor Site Map It is few years ago that the 10 year Langholm project came to an end [2017 – https://raptorpolitics.org.uk/2018/06/16/whats-going-on-at-langholm/ ] This left a pocket of money not spent due to all the 5 estate game keepers being removed from their jobs a year […] The police and the RSPB are investigating the sudden disappearance of yet another satellite tagged hen harrier in North Yorkshire, the county with the worst reputation for bird of prey persecution. The bird, named River, was one of several hen harrier chicks in England fitted with a satellite tag as part of the […] A joint North Yorkshire Police and RSPB investigation has been launched into the sudden disappearance of a hen harrier named Arthur. The rare bird of prey had been tracked by the RSPB via a lightweight satellite tag since it hatched in the Peak District during the summer. Arthur is one of more than […] The North Yorkshire Police have issued an appeal for information. Concerns have been raised about the welfare of a hen harrier which may have gone missing along the North Yorkshire – Cumbria border. [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Hen-Harries-web.jpg” alt=”Hen-Harries-web” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-24314″ ] […] It comes as no surprise that four hen harrier chicks fitted with satellite tags this year have each disappeared after fledging; it is being claimed by the RSPB the birds each vanished under suspicious circumstances. What can be more suspicious when recent history has clearly demonstrated that hen harriers associated moorland used for Driven Grouse […] |
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