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The RSPB is recruiting for eight seasonal fieldworkers (six in Scotland, two in Wales) for the 2023 National Hen Harrier Survey. These temporary research assistant positions begin in March 2023, for four months, for 37.5 hours per week. Job description: These posts require considerable experience of conducting fieldwork in upland areas. The post holders should … Continue reading "Job opportunity: seasonal fieldworkers for national hen harrier survey" RaptorPersecutionUK https://ift.tt/nC0pxl7

The taskforce established by the Scottish Government earlier this year to consider whether the Scottish SPCA should be granted additional powers to help investigate raptor persecution and other wildlife crime has completed its review, which ‘will be published within weeks’, according to an article in yesterday’s Scotsman. As a quick recap, the SSPCA’s current powers … Continue reading "Taskforce review on extra powers for SSPCA ‘will be published within weeks’" RaptorPersecutionUK https://ift.tt/nxTi0jZ

Guest blog written by conservation campaigner Bob Berzins, who has featured previously on this blog here, here and here. The Raptor Persecution UK blog recently reported the most horrific cruelty towards hen harriers with four chicks stamped to death in a nest on a grouse moor in the Yorkshire Dales National Park [here] and this … Continue reading "Peak District National Park – who is it for & who runs it? Guest blog by Bob Berzins" RaptorPersecutionUK https://ift.tt/IfBxgKw

A member of the public out for a Christmas Day walk yesterday on the edge of the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in North Yorkshire found a mass of dead pheasants floating in the River Derwent by the Howsham Bridge. Presumably these are pheasants that have been shot and then dumped. It … Continue reading "Dead pheasants found dumped in river in North Yorkshire" RaptorPersecutionUK https://ift.tt/kNxleFq

A member of the public out for a Christmas Day walk yesterday on the edge of the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in North Yorkshire found a mass of dead pheasants floating in the River Derwent by the Howsham Bridge. Presumably these are pheasants that have been shot and then dumped. It … Continue reading "Dead pheasants found dumped in river in North Yorkshire" from Raptor Persecution UK https://ift.tt/z7pl8yg via IFTTT

Warwickshire Hunt has been served with a three-year notice from police amid concerns about dangers on roads. Warwickshire Rural Crime Team has revealed that it served Community Protection Notice (CPN) to Warwickshire Hunt Limited. This notice will be in place for three years and, if conditions are breached, it could lead to criminal action. The Rural Crime Team said the CPN has been served after Warwickshire Hunt was given a warning notice in back in May about antisocial use of the county road network. This initial warning appears to have been ignored as the team said that they continue to see ‘unreasonable and dangerous’ use of the roads. The CPN imposed conditions to tackle this, under the scope of the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014. The conditions are: Warwickshire Hunt to give advance notice of events, and details of the times and locations of road crossing points. There are also requirements for them to inform police who will control dogs during the event...

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) held a Board meeting earlier this week to discuss proposals for determining several ‘priority species’ that need additional help to thrive within the National Park. The draft list includes a number of raptor species, including hen harrier, red kite and peregrine. There is a long and well-documented history … Continue reading "Yorkshire Dales National Park “not natural country for hen harriers & red kites” according to National Park Authority Board member" RaptorPersecutionUK https://ift.tt/FBduokH