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Irish police, in conjunction with the National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) are appealing for information following the discovery of two dead adult peregrines found on their nest ledge in Co Louth in the Irish Republic. Staff from the NPWS recovered the two dead peregrines, along with three eggs, from a remote nest site in […] RaptorPersecutionUK https://raptorpersecutionscotland.wordpress.com/2018/08/10/police-investigate-suspicious-death-of-breeding-peregrine-pair/

Irish police, in conjunction with the National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) are appealing for information following the discovery of two dead adult peregrines found on their nest ledge in Co Louth in the Irish Republic. Staff from the NPWS recovered the two dead peregrines, along with three eggs, from a remote nest site in […] from Raptor Persecution UK https://ift.tt/2nq8Fhf via IFTTT

The Moorland Association’s response to the RSPB video published on Wednesday is an interesting read. For new blog readers, the Moorland Association is a lobby group representing the interests of grouse moor owners in England. Here’s the video again, for those who might have missed it, showing an unidentified individual attending a peregrine nest site where […] RaptorPersecutionUK https://raptorpersecutionscotland.wordpress.com/2018/08/10/moorland-associations-response-to-peregrine-persecution-on-bleasdale-grouse-moor/

The Moorland Association’s response to the RSPB video published on Wednesday is an interesting read. For new blog readers, the Moorland Association is a lobby group representing the interests of grouse moor owners in England. Here’s the video again, for those who might have missed it, showing an unidentified individual attending a peregrine nest site where […] from Raptor Persecution UK https://ift.tt/2M9caYs via IFTTT

In April this year, a high profile prosecution case for alleged raptor persecution collapsed after covertly-filmed video evidence was deemed inadmissible. The prosecution was being brought against a gamekeeper from the Bleasdale Estate in Bowland, who had been charged with a string of wildlife offences including the alleged killing of two peregrines in April 2016. […] from Raptor Persecution UK https://ift.tt/2OjOgpy via IFTTT

In April this year, a high profile prosecution case for alleged raptor persecution collapsed after covertly-filmed video evidence was deemed inadmissible. The prosecution was being brought against a gamekeeper from the Bleasdale Estate in Bowland, who had been charged with a string of wildlife offences including the alleged killing of two peregrines in April 2016. […] RaptorPersecutionUK https://raptorpersecutionscotland.wordpress.com/2018/08/08/peregrine-persecution-on-a-grouse-moor-bleasdale-video-footage-finally-released/

Well done to BBC Look North for an honest and accurate report on the hen harrier breeding season in Northumberland. “Not what you’d call a bumper harvest“, says the presenter in his introduction, and then from the reporter, “The hen harrier is illegally persecuted by gamekeepers on driven grouse moors who believe the birds cause […] from Raptor Persecution UK https://ift.tt/2KCR4vJ via IFTTT