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Appeal for information about the shot Peregrine in Leicestershire.Believed to have been shot with an air rifle between 2...
24/12/2025

Appeal for information about the shot Peregrine in Leicestershire.

Believed to have been shot with an air rifle between 21st - 23rd December 2025.

Further details & police crime reference number in blog ⬇️

Further to this morning’s blog about a Peregrine being euthanised after being found with gunshot injuries in Leicestershire (see here), the Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital has released more …

Young Peregrine euthanised after suffering gunshot injuries in Leicestershire.Details in blog ⬇️📷Leicester Peregrine Pro...
24/12/2025

Young Peregrine euthanised after suffering gunshot injuries in Leicestershire.

Details in blog ⬇️

📷Leicester Peregrine Project

A young peregrine that fledged from Leicestershire Cathedral this summer has been euthanised after being found with gunshot injuries in nearby Kibworth. A post on social media yesterday by the Leic…

FOURTH White-tailed Eagle disappears - RSPB offers reward for information leading to a conviction for this one or any of...
19/12/2025

FOURTH White-tailed Eagle disappears - RSPB offers reward for information leading to a conviction for this one or any of the three others.

New blog ⬇️⬇️

Following the appalling news over the last couple of days about the highly suspicious, and almost certainly criminal, disappearance of three satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagles here, here and here…

More detail about the missing White-tailed Eagle in mid-Wales.Press release from Dyfed-Powys Police & commentary from me...
19/12/2025

More detail about the missing White-tailed Eagle in mid-Wales.

Press release from Dyfed-Powys Police & commentary from me ⬇️⬇️

Further to the news on Thursday (here) that three White-tailed Eagles have ‘disappeared’ in suspicious circumstances, one in England, one in Wales and one in Scotland, Dyfed-Powys Police has issued…

More detail on the missing White-tailed Eagle in south Scotland.Press release from Police Scotland ⬇️⬇️
18/12/2025

More detail on the missing White-tailed Eagle in south Scotland.

Press release from Police Scotland ⬇️⬇️

Further to the news yesterday (here) that three White-tailed Eagles have ‘disappeared’ in suspicious circumstances, one in England, one in Wales and one in Scotland, Police Scotland has…

THREE satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagles disappear in suspicious circumstances in England, Wales & Scotland - two tags...
17/12/2025

THREE satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagles disappear in suspicious circumstances in England, Wales & Scotland - two tags had been cut off.

Press release from Isle of Wight WTE Project Team & additional commentary from me ⬇️⬇️

Press release from Forestry England (17 December 2025) THREE WHITE-TAILED EAGLES DISAPPEAR IN SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES The public are being asked to help the police investigate the suspicious disap…

40 shot birds dumped on road in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.Details in blog.
12/12/2025

40 shot birds dumped on road in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.

Details in blog.

Thirty-nine geese and one pigeon have been found shot and dumped, literally on the road, in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, according to an article in the Eastern Daily Press (EDP) posted on 10 December 2…

The charity Hen Harrier Action launches Xmas fundraiser to buy five more satellite tags.Commentary on why this is import...
11/12/2025

The charity Hen Harrier Action launches Xmas fundraiser to buy five more satellite tags.

Commentary on why this is important & a link to the fundraiser ⬇️⬇️

The charity Hen Harrier Action has launched its annual Xmas fundraising appeal, this year with a target of £15K to purchase five satellite tags to be fitted to Hen Harrier chicks in 2026. As you& #8…

Another Hen Harrier suspected illegally killed on a grouse moor, her satellite tag had been 'removed'.Details and commen...
11/12/2025

Another Hen Harrier suspected illegally killed on a grouse moor, her satellite tag had been 'removed'.

Details and commentary ⬇️⬇️

Over the last few weeks I’ve blogged about a number of illegally-killed Hen Harriers whose deaths have been barely publicised by the authorities, but instead have been quietly entered onto a …

Alleged killing of Red Kites in Cairngorms National Park - trial of two gamekeepers adjourned as Sheriff recuses himself...
09/12/2025

Alleged killing of Red Kites in Cairngorms National Park - trial of two gamekeepers adjourned as Sheriff recuses himself due to RSPB membership.

Details in blog ⬇️

NB: Comments turned off as legal proceedings are live ⚖️

Following on from this morning’s blog about the start of a two-day trial at Aberdeen Sheriff Court today for two gamekeepers accused of alleged offences relating to the illegal killing of Red…

Two Scottish gamekeepers on trial today in relation to alleged killing of Red Kites in Cairngorms National Park.NB: Comm...
09/12/2025

Two Scottish gamekeepers on trial today in relation to alleged killing of Red Kites in Cairngorms National Park.

NB: Comments turned off as legal proceedings are live ⚖️

A trial is underway today at Aberdeen Sheriff Court where two gamekeepers are accused of alleged offences in relation to the illegal killing of Red Kites in the Cairngorms National Park earlier thi…

Peregrine found with shotgun injuries in Peak District National Park.New blog ⬇️⬇️
07/12/2025

Peregrine found with shotgun injuries in Peak District National Park.

New blog ⬇️⬇️

Derbyshire Police Rural Crime Team posted the following on Facebook on 3 December 2025: WILDLIFE CRIME AWARENESS – INJURED PEREGRINE Between 01/09/25 – 08/09/25, we received a report from the…

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