Police are appealing for information after an injured marsh harrier was found near Scarborough. The bird was found at 4pm on Sunday 18 August 2019 by a member of the public in a stubble field close to the village of Hutton Buscel near Scarborough.It was taken to local wildlife rehabilitator Jean Thorpe for […]
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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 […] Birds of prey falling victims to reckless behaviours It’s always disheartening to see birds fall victim to wildlife crime, especially when these birds of prey are born to reign the skies. In the last months a series of illegal bird killing incidents have come to our attention with victims including two Bonelli’s Eagles, a […] The plains of Poitou-Charentes and Vendée whether they be the high open windswept areas such as those characterises by the areas to the north west and west of Poitiers towards Thouars and Parthenay or the vast low open wetlands of the Marais poitevin and coastline are especially suited to certain birds, some of which are […] The above Video was released by the RSPB. North Yorkshire Police are investigating an incident in which men disturbed a pair of marsh harriers nesting on moorland north of Denton, near Ilkley, in Wharfedale. […] The first report of illegal hunting came on Saturday, with Birdlife Malta reporting that it had recovered an injured Marsh Harrier. It said the bird was certified shot by the veterinarian. [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/shot-marsh-harrier.jpg” alt=”shot marsh harrier” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-22327″ ] The spring hunting season opened 24 March 2017. […] We are fortunate to have 2 nature reserves situated around the Solway where cropping is used to feed winter finches and buntings. Cropping is often used to feed game birds using a mix of plants producing seed and also acting as tall cover for the birds. Game keepers often position the crop so […] This stunning footage of a female Marsh Harrier was captured at 5pm last night (25/01/2017) just as the light was fading over reedbeds. The Harrier was filmed just as the light was fading attempting to predate starlings, or scavenging dead starlings which had collided with others which had then fallen into the reedbed below […] The RSPB and two county police forces have issued a plea for information after the recent deaths of three birds of prey in East Anglia. Two iconic species – the marsh harrier and red kite – have fallen victim to illegal poisoning by a lethal pesticide, most probably laced on baits left out in the […] BirdLife Malta claims that a shot Marsh Harrier found dead in Mizieb woodland was collected by Administrative Law Enforcement officers on Sunday afternoon after Raptor Camp volunteers were led to the location by the member of public who had stumbled upon the body of the protected bird while out walking. […] |
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