RSPB Press Release
This is the latest in a catalogue of crimes against birds of prey, which is blackening the National Park’s reputation
Police are on the trail after two owls were found shot within the Peak District National Park this autumn.
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On the 19th April 2017 RSPB officers witnessed Timothy David Cowin shoot two protected short eared owls in the Langshaw Moss area of the Whernside shoot. The disposal of the bodies on the moor was filmed, officers from North Yorkshire and Cumbria Police met RSPB at the location and intercepted Cowin. The bodies […] [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Short-eared-owl-1.jpg” alt=”Short-eared owl-1″ class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-22801″ ] The Short-eared Owl is one of the most persecuted of the owls in Britain, because they breed mainly on upland heather moorland, bringing them into conflict with Red Grouse moorland managers and their gamekeepers. There is a massive wide range in expected breeding numbers from […] Bempton Cliffs RSPB visitor centre is an internationally important nature reserve in East Yorkshire and reopened after a £1.3m upgrade were the headlines in April 2015. The centre, which attracts about 76,000 people a year has the UK’s largest mainland seabird colony. These visitors are encouraged to come not just in the seabird breeding season […] [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Short-Eared-Owl-Kestral-web.jpg” alt=”Short-Eared-Owl-Kestral-web” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-21777″ ] Wonderful capture last week by Phil Boardman of a short-eared owl interacting with a kestrel at Lunt Meadows, Sefton (A Mossman production) . You are able to follow Phil on Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/30732408@N03/ An exhausted short-eared owl has been given a lift in a helicopter after flying more than 100 miles to an off-shore oil rig. The bird crash-landed on a North Sea platform last Wednesday and was looked after by crew members who found it. [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/owl01_3485459b.jpg” alt=”owl01_3485459b” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-19460″ ] The short-eared owl was […] |
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