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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[airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/vULTURE-dOG.jpg” alt=”vULTURE dOG” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-24140″ ] Anti-poisoning dog unit established on Portuguese side of the Douro canyon through LIFE Rupis Illegal poisoning is the single biggest threat to vultures not only in Europe but across the globe. Many of the conservation projects we are partners on are […] [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Poisoned-Vultures-web.jpg” alt=”Poisoned-Vultures-web” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-23849″ ] The Vulture Multi-species Action Plan (Vulture MsAP), approved recently in the conference of the parties of the Convention for Migratory Species – a global strategic blueprint identifying priorities and actions to conserve 15 species of old world vultures – says it clearly: (illegal) poison with poisoned baits (often […] [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Griffon.jpg” alt=”Griffon” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-23363″ ] The “silent killer” decimates vultures in the heart of Europe – at least 15 griffons poisoned in the mountains of Granada The Vulture Multi-species Action Plan (Vulture MsAP), approved recently in the conference of the parties of the Convention for Migratory Species – a global strategic blueprint […] Birds Need The EPA To Oversee Pesticides (And So Do We All) American ready for a return to the Dirty Sixties? Some in Congress seem to be! The 1960’s was the decade of the Vietnam war, civil rights protests, and humankind’s first steps on the moon. But it was also a decade of pollution. Among […] |
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