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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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23 July 2018 UNITED UTILITIES LAUNCHES REVIEW INTO MOORLAND SNARING AHEAD OF AGM Warrington, UK – United Utilities has launched a review into snaring across its leased estate following pressure from customers, shareholders and wildlife campaigners. The move comes ahead of the […] [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Raven-Scars-Lower-2.jpg” alt=”Raven-Scars-Lower-2″ class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-24144″ ] Eggs disappear from Peregrine eyries located in a remote area of the Forest of Bowland on the United Utilities estate in early April. Foul play cannot be ruled out. It is very disappointing to report the failure of one of only two […] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26 June 2018 [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/BBYM-Logo1$-150×150$.jpg” alt=”BBYM Logo” class=”aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-24131″ ] WILDLIFE GROUPS SLAM UNITED UTILITIES OVER DEADLY SNARES ON MOORS Warrington, UK – Wildlife protection organisations have slammed United Utilities for allowing snares on moorland […] 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 […] This film released for a second time after minor editing today (12/7/2017), sets out the case for banning driven grouse shooting both on the grounds of its dependence on the illegal killing of birds of prey and for its wider impacts. Interviews with Natalie Bennett, Dr Mark Avery and Terry Pickford, a founder member of […] [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Terry-Pickford-ringing-4-pe$-300×200$.jpg” alt=”Terry-Pickford-ringing-4-pe” class=”alignleft size-medium wp-image-12457″ ]Sorry for the delay in posting my latest update, I have been taking a few days away getting a well deserved rest. Not good news I am sorry to announce. So far we have been able to establish there are no breeding Hen Harrier in the Forest of Bowland […] On Saturday 22nd April Terry Pickford visited 4 abandoned territorial Peregrine nesting sites on the United Utilities estate in the Forest of Bowland. The results of what was found at the third site visited on Saturday are depicted in the attached video, with an overall update of this seasons breeding activity in the Forest […] |
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