Driven Grouse Shooting must be brought to an end. See some of the reason why below.

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 […]

Imature Golden Eagle photographed with spring trap attached to one or both feet.

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The image clearly shows a spring trap attached to the eagles foot of feet.

Hearing appalling news via @policescotland about a young golden eagle, photographed near Crathie, Aberdeenshire, flying around with a spring trap clamped round its leg. Pls report any sightings to Police […]

Two’s a crowd.

Watching Spring watch last night millions of viewers will have witnessed the unnecessary death of a Golden Eagle chick in Stirlingshire. It was filmed in a tree eyrie as part of a scientific test to see if new clear felling of Sitka Spruce would benefit food for eagles at large with the expected doubling of […]

New Raptor Persecution Priority Delivery Group (PPDG), a new beginning?

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Let me start with an introduction, I am a Police Superintendent and I have been a police officer now for approaching 18 years. In that time have had the privilege of working with some of the finest people you will ever meet, let it be known that […]

Remains of world’s oldest ringed golden eagle found in Sutherland

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The remains of the oldest ringed golden eagle in the world have been found on a hillside in Sutherland. The male golden eagle was thought to have died in a territorial battle about six weeks before it was discovered […]

What’s going on at Langholm?

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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 […]

Live webcams 5th Update: 2nd Pair of White-tailed Eagle lays first egg today

WHITE-TAILED EAGLE, Latvia live webcam above.

To activate the feed to the live webcam in Latvia, click on the red diamond in the centre of the image.

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First egg laid today 24-03-2018 by Latvian pair of White-tailed Eagles. Female stands sentinel on […]

Mystery deepens over the suspicious disappearance of Fred the young Golden Eagle

A young golden eagle is thought to have been killed over the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh and its body dumped in the North Sea. A young Golden Eagle named Fred raised last year in the only successful eyrie in the Scottish borders, has mysteriously disappeared after the satellite tag fitted to the eaglet before it […]

New Grouse moor management review group announced yesterday by the Scottish Government

New group to focus on sustainability of driven-grouse moors.

Membership of an independent group to ensure grouse moor management practices are sustainable and legally compliant has been confirmed.

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The new group will be led by Professor Alan Werrity, who previously chaired a Scottish Natural […]

A Once in a Lifetime capture.

During a wildlife excursion on the Isle of Mull this Autumn we observed a ‘once in a lifetime’ natural spectacle. It was mid-afternoon and we were travelling west alongside one of Mull’s many sea lochs, which indent the island greatly. I was scanning the terraced skyline and spotted a large bird of prey stooping down […]

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