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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) outbreak in Angus, again.Restrictions in place, but nothing to stop the shootin...
11/01/2025

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) outbreak in Angus, again.

Restrictions in place, but nothing to stop the shooting of pheasants & red-legged partridges, forcing them to fly around the area potentially spreading a highly contagious disease.

The Scottish Government has confirmed an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI, H5N1) near Kirriemuir, in Angus. The infected premises were declared at 20.15hrs last night (10 Jan 202…

UK Governments must decide on lead ammunition restrictions by March 2025 - you can have your say to help bring about a b...
07/01/2025

UK Governments must decide on lead ammunition restrictions by March 2025 - you can have your say to help bring about a ban.

In December 2024, long-delayed recommendations by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) for restrictions to be placed on the use of lead ammunition in the UK were finally published. Used shotgun …

Predictable backlash from NFU to proposed releases of White-tailed Eagles in England and Wales.
06/01/2025

Predictable backlash from NFU to proposed releases of White-tailed Eagles in England and Wales.

Last week I wrote a blog about three separate proposals to release White-tailed Eagles in Cumbria, Wales, Severn Estuary and Exmoor National Park in a strategic attempt to bolster and connect the c…

Sentencing for convicted eagle breeder Andrew Knowles-Brown delayed until June 2025.
06/01/2025

Sentencing for convicted eagle breeder Andrew Knowles-Brown delayed until June 2025.

In October 2024, prominent falconer and eagle breeder Andrew Knowles-Brown was found guilty at Lanark Sheriff Court of multiple offences relating to the welfare of approx 90 eagles and some parrots…

"This has to stop" - North Pennines National Landscape Director denounces ongoing hen harrier persecution.
03/01/2025

"This has to stop" - North Pennines National Landscape Director denounces ongoing hen harrier persecution.

A few weeks ago just before Xmas, Natural England published an update on the fates of three brood meddled satellite-tracked hen harriers: one that had been found dead in north Devon on 5th March 20…

Public views wanted on plans to release White-tailed Eagles in Cumbria, Wales, Severn Estuary & Exmoor.
02/01/2025

Public views wanted on plans to release White-tailed Eagles in Cumbria, Wales, Severn Estuary & Exmoor.

Various separate projects are gaining traction to release White-tailed Eagles (WTE) in Cumbria, Wales, Severn Estuary, and Exmoor National Park in a strategic attempt to bolster and connect the cur…

Fully funded 4 year PhD available at Edinburgh University: The Impacts of Avian Influenza and Toxicants in Scottish Rapt...
02/01/2025

Fully funded 4 year PhD available at Edinburgh University: The Impacts of Avian Influenza and Toxicants in Scottish Raptors.

Closing date for applications: 6 January 2025, 12.00hrs.

The University of Edinburgh is seeking applications for a fully-funded PhD scholarship (4 years) on the subject of The Impacts of Avian Influenza and Toxicants in Scottish Raptors. SUMMARY This pro…

Excellent work led by the UK's National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) in collaboration with regional UK police forces + int...
30/12/2024

Excellent work led by the UK's National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) in collaboration with regional UK police forces + international colleagues in Norway & Australia. Over 50,000 wild birds' eggs seized from illicit collections.

On 24 November 2024 South Yorkshire Police issued a press release outlining a search warrant that had been executed on 21 November 2024, leading to an arrest, as part of a wider, coordinated police…

Stobo Hope - did GWCT advice help avoid an environmental impact assessment on the destruction of black grouse habitat? (...
22/12/2024

Stobo Hope - did GWCT advice help avoid an environmental impact assessment on the destruction of black grouse habitat? (Guest Blog)

📷copyright Ted Leeming (used with permission)

The following is a guest blog by someone who wishes to remain anonymous, although I know their identity. STOBO HOPE – DID GWCT ‘ADVICE’ HELP AVOID AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSME…

Bah humbug from the hypocritical Scottish Gamekeepers Association.Their apparent attempt at planting a Xmas sob story in...
20/12/2024

Bah humbug from the hypocritical Scottish Gamekeepers Association.

Their apparent attempt at planting a Xmas sob story in the press looks like it was even too embarrassing for the Daily Mail!

Last Friday I was contacted by a journalist from the Scottish Daily Mail who asked me this: “I wondered if it would be possible to get a comment from Raptor Persecution UK about the Scottish …

'Why are birds of prey still being killed in Scotland despite new legislation?' - special report in The National.Good co...
19/12/2024

'Why are birds of prey still being killed in Scotland despite new legislation?' - special report in The National.

Good commentary from Ian Thomson, Investigations Manager at RSPB.

The National newspaper published a special report on Monday 16 December 2024 entitled, ‘Why are birds of prey still being killed in Scotland despite new legislation?’, with a particular…

Two satellite-tagged hen harriers that disappeared from a winter roost site both found dead with shotgun pellets lodged ...
18/12/2024

Two satellite-tagged hen harriers that disappeared from a winter roost site both found dead with shotgun pellets lodged in their bodies.

The response from the Moorland Association (grouse owners' lobby group) is as predictable as it is shocking.

Natural England has today posted a blog updating the status of three brood meddled satellite-tagged hen harriers, which had previously been reported as ‘dead, awaiting post mortem’ (x 1…

NatureScot is stalling on releasing overdue FoI documents relating to its grouse moor licensing shambles.This is all loo...
18/12/2024

NatureScot is stalling on releasing overdue FoI documents relating to its grouse moor licensing shambles.

This is all looking increasingly dodgy.

There appears to be something very dodgy going on at NatureScot (NS), the Scottish Government’s statutory advisor on nature conservation. There’s been some shocking behaviour in recent …

Multiple birds of prey found dead in suspicious circumstances - police appeal for information & warn public of potential...
18/12/2024

Multiple birds of prey found dead in suspicious circumstances - police appeal for information & warn public of potential poisoning danger 🦅☠️

Well done, Nottinghamshire Police.

Nottinghamshire Police have issued an appeal for information after the discovery of ‘several dead birds of prey that were seen in suspicious and unnatural circumstances’ near to the vil…

RSPB launches interactive map showing fates of satellite-tagged hen harriers in UK.
17/12/2024

RSPB launches interactive map showing fates of satellite-tagged hen harriers in UK.

Over the last 17 years or so, satellite-tracking technology has revolutionised our understanding of not only hen harrier ecology, but also the persistent, illegal killing of these birds on driven g…

Peregrine found poisoned - Police appeal for information six months later.
15/12/2024

Peregrine found poisoned - Police appeal for information six months later.

Press release from PSNI (Police Service for Northern Ireland), 13 December 2024 POLICE CONFIRM BIRD POISONING IN ARMAGH Police have confirmed that an adult bird of prey was found dead in the Forkhi…

Stobo Hope - NatureScot refuses licence application by Pryor & Rickett Silviculture to hunt foxes with 19 dogs (guest bl...
13/12/2024

Stobo Hope - NatureScot refuses licence application by Pryor & Rickett Silviculture to hunt foxes with 19 dogs (guest blog).

The following is a guest blog by someone who wishes to remain anonymous, although I know their identity. STOBO HOPE – NATURESCOT REFUSES LICENCE APPLICATION BY PRYOR & RICKETT SILVICLUTUR…

Raven found shot dead next to grouse moor in notorious Peak District raptor persecution hotspot.S. Yorkshire Police take...
11/12/2024

Raven found shot dead next to grouse moor in notorious Peak District raptor persecution hotspot.

S. Yorkshire Police take 3.5 months to appeal for witnesses. No surprise that illegal killing continues in this part of the National Park.

New blog.

South Yorkshire Police have issued the following press release (dated 9 December 2024): WITNESS APPEAL AFTER BIRD SHOT IN PEAK DISTRICT We are appealing for information after a protected bird was r…

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