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 […] Great News, Rosie the missing Hen Harrier found alive and well, but looking at the map of the area where this last Hen Harrier went missing does not look like a Red Grouse moor. Rosie being fitted with a satellite tag in Yorkshire earlier this year […] 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 […] 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 […] [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Red-Grouse-web.jpg” alt=”Red-Grouse-web” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-24498″ ] NG Bailey will end its grouse shooting lease on Denton Moor following lobbying by Ban Bloodsports on Yorkshire’s Moors. It was announced yesterday, 21 March, by the leading engineering firm that its grouse shooting arrangements on the Denton Park Estate, Wharfedale, would be brought to an end. […] 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 […] Press release from RSPB Scotland (6 Nov 2018): Four rare hen harriers disappear on Scottish grouse moors: RSPB Scotland appeals for information RSPB Scotland is appealing for information following the suspicious disappearance of four satellite tagged hen harriers over the last 10 weeks. All of the birds were tagged at various nest […] |
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