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 […]
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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 […] The RSPB has ended its involvement with the Peak District Bird of Prey Initiative, following the partnership project’s continued failure to improve the fortunes of raptors in the Dark Peak. [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Osprey-web.jpg” alt=”Osprey-web” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-23747″ ] This Osprey was found in the Peak District National Park in 2015 with two broken legs […] My early days in Derbyshire. [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/snow-drift-web-1947.jpg” alt=”snow-drift-web-1947″ class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-23449″ ] 1947 in Derbyshire As the second world war was coming to an end I first saw daylight when I was born in Glossop just two miles from the boundary of the soon to be formed Peak District National […] I have been involved with the protection and conservation of raptors for over 47 years, in all that time I have never had the misfortune to read an article filled with such misinformation, untruths and falsehoods as written by Tim Bonner, read the attached article published by the Countryside Alliance 3rd November. Mr Bonner says […] Eleanor is a wildlife conservationist and raptor enthusiast from Northumberland with an MSc in Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Management from Newcastle University. She indulges her passion for wildlife through photography and writing. Twitter: @DaisyEleanorug We have all heard of the expression ‘to turn a blind eye’, meaning to pretend that a particular act […] [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Goshawk$-150×150$.jpg” alt=”Goshawk” class=”alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17503″ ]Many people know about the attempt by Natural England to monitor the deaths of Hen Harriers by satellite tagging but few know about their indirect attempt to make specific birds of prey together with other wild animals sterile in England! […] This location many years ago was once my very special jewel in the crown as far as the Forest of Bowland was concerned; well off the beaten track, away from the normal tourist trails, just a perfect isolated habitat to relax , watch and enjoy rare wildlife. In the early 1990’s I saw my first […] Details of wildlife crime are all too often spoken about openly by the perpetrators in the remote countryside pub, you just don’t know who has been listening however! There was the conversation overheard detailing the killing of the Red Kites in South Cumbria, and the killing of Eagle Owls. Now a disturbing conversation between estate […] Published on Jan 6, 2017 The goshawk has never been a common species within Lancashire’s Forest of Bowland for one main reason, persecution. In the mid 1990’s although goshawks were regularly observed throughout a number of seasons above the forest canopy undertaking their aerial courtship display at three separate forest locations, these pairs […] |
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