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A training workshop for Natural England employees and those working in upland management recently took place on the North York Moors. Natural England [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/web.jpg” alt=”web” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-24270″ ] The training workshop brought moorland management and knowledge sharing out into the field. The National Gamekeepers Organisation has provided an […] Government body responsible for wildlife protection issues first license for Hen Harrier ‘brood meddling’ on grouse moors. [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/HenHarrierweb.jpg” alt=”HenHarrierweb” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-23725″ ] Hen Harrier chicks and eggs will be removed from nests, reared in captivity and released but to what fate? (© Ian Newton) In a highly controversial move, that will […] 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 […] New petition calling for the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 to be updated and amended to include the addition of a Vicarious Liability law, making estate owners responsible for the illegal actions of their gamekeepers. Second, the licensing of Red Grouse shooting. Last but not least, mandatory prison sentences together with more appropriate fines […] 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! […] |
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