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 […]
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It may have been just a coincidence, but our glorious summer has seen Hen Harriers in one part of the Forest of Bowland, and in several northern regions of Scotland, having had one of the most productive breeding seasons witnessed in many years. […] This is our second update this spring, and frankly this is one of the most appalling seasons for our moorland raptors we have experienced in a long long time, and the situation has all the characteristics of deteriorating much further. [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Dodo.jpg” alt=”Dodo” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-20925″ ] […] [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Buzzard-web.jpg” alt=”Buzzard-web” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-23784″ ] The dead Buzzard removed from a hedge in west Lancashire Friday 9/02/2018 A chance discovery made last Friday by a member of the North West Raptor Group led to the location of a third dead Buzzard in the same general area near Preston where, […] 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 […] Five-year jail terms for animal cruelty crimes are planned by Michael Gove as offenders continue to get off lightly he claims. Well we know all about that don’t we? The Environment Secretary wants max term of six months increased dramatically to five years in prison, the new legislation should be on the statute books by […] Yesterday 28th September Mr James Hartley a 34 year old gamekeeper from the Bleasdale estate appeared in the dock at Preston Magistrates Court facing nine charges relating to the alleged killing of two peregrine falcons in April 2016 on the estate where he was employed. […] 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 […] We have at last managed to upload our Forest of Bowland Hen Harrier Day video diary in 3 separate parts. Each video attached below can be viewed individually allowing you to come back to the 2nd and 3rd video as and when you choose to do so. Hen Harrier Day 2017, Dunsop Bridge, Forest of […] UPDATE: Items purchased with the help of our GoFundMe campaign First may I thank everyone of you who have kindly donated towards our GoFundMe campaign, ‘Help save the Bowland Peregrines’. I must apologise for not providing details of items purchased with your support and financial backing until today. The reason for that is because we […] |
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