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Scottish Minister Jim Fairlie provides rationale behind proposed amendment to close loophole on grouse shoot licence.
14/11/2025

Scottish Minister Jim Fairlie provides rationale behind proposed amendment to close loophole on grouse shoot licence.

Earlier this month, the Scottish Government announced its commitment to closing the loophole on the grouse moor licences that were sabotaged last year by the powerful grouse shooting lobby. If you …

Hen Harrier Susie, whose chicks were stamped to death in 2022, has been found dead on a North Pennines grouse moor with ...
14/11/2025

Hen Harrier Susie, whose chicks were stamped to death in 2022, has been found dead on a North Pennines grouse moor with gunshot injuries.

If ever there was an example demonstrating the high level of persecution faced by Hen Harriers on UK grouse moors, the lack of consequences for the offenders, and the lack of justice for the victim…

X-ray reveals shotgun pellets embedded in 'grounded' Buzzard in Nottinghamshire.
13/11/2025

X-ray reveals shotgun pellets embedded in 'grounded' Buzzard in Nottinghamshire.

An x-ray of a grounded Buzzard has revealed two embedded shotgun pellets and a broken tail, according to Brinsley Animal Rescue in Nottinghamshire. A statement published by the charity yesterday re…

Shot Pheasants found dumped in Dorset.Appalling, illegal, unethical, disgusting. Oh, and in the midst of a severe outbre...
12/11/2025

Shot Pheasants found dumped in Dorset.

Appalling, illegal, unethical, disgusting. Oh, and in the midst of a severe outbreak of Avian Influenza where free-range poultry are in mandatory lockdown to prevent viral spread.

New blog.

Another week and another pile of shot and dumped gamebirds. Thanks to the blog reader who sent in this photo of a pile of dead, shot Pheasants he found yesterday, dumped on the road (B3081) running…

Compulsory housing orders across England, Wales & Northern Ireland to combat 'significantly elevated threat' of Highly P...
12/11/2025

Compulsory housing orders across England, Wales & Northern Ireland to combat 'significantly elevated threat' of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Bird Flu).

New blog ⬇️⬇️

Compulsory housing orders have been introduced across all of England, Wales and Northern Ireland in a bid to combat the ‘significantly elevated threat’ of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influe…

Trial of Scottish gamekeeper accused of killing Goshawk now delayed until March 2026.NB: Comments turned off as legal pr...
12/11/2025

Trial of Scottish gamekeeper accused of killing Goshawk now delayed until March 2026.

NB: Comments turned off as legal proceedings are still live ⚖️

New blog ⬇️

The trial that was due to start at Perth Sheriff Court yesterday, relating to a Scottish gamekeeper accused of killing a Goshawk, has been delayed. The case didn’t call yesterday due to anoth…

Trial begins today for Scottish gamekeeper accused of killing a Goshawk on a Perthshire shooting estate.NB: Comments tur...
11/11/2025

Trial begins today for Scottish gamekeeper accused of killing a Goshawk on a Perthshire shooting estate.

NB: Comments turned off as legal proceedings are live ⚖️

A trial begins today at Perth Sheriff Court for a Scottish gamekeeper accused of killing a Goshawk on a Perthshire shooting estate. The alleged incident took place on 12 February 2024 on a shooting…

Lack of wildlife crime convictions opening the door to other serious crimes.Latest annual wildlife crime report for Engl...
11/11/2025

Lack of wildlife crime convictions opening the door to other serious crimes.

Latest annual wildlife crime report for England & Wales from Wildlife & Countryside Link.

Press release from Wildlife & Countryside Link (Wildlife Crime sub-group) Lack of wildlife crime convictions opening the door to other serious crimes Wildlife and Countryside Link has today rel…

NatureScot says "decision in next few weeks" on whether to impose General Licence restriction on an estate in relation t...
05/11/2025

NatureScot says "decision in next few weeks" on whether to impose General Licence restriction on an estate in relation to shooting & killing of sleeping Golden Eagle Merrick.

It's taken NatureScot 18 months to get to this stage! Pathetic.

The Scottish Government’s nature advisory agency, NatureScot, has been now been procrastinating for over 18 months on whether to impose a sanction on an estate in relation to the ‘shooting and kill…

Eyes on the Skies - video now available from launch of new project by local community group Friends of the Dales, to rai...
05/11/2025

Eyes on the Skies - video now available from launch of new project by local community group Friends of the Dales, to raise awareness of illegal raptor persecution in Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Last month a local campaign group called Friends of the Dales launched a new campaign to raise awareness of illegal raptor persecution in the Yorkshire Dales National Park (see here). This new camp…

Peregrine Falcon chicks at Worcester Cathedral died from ingesting poison. The breeding adults are fine.Most likely the ...
05/11/2025

Peregrine Falcon chicks at Worcester Cathedral died from ingesting poison. The breeding adults are fine.

Most likely the result of exposure to Second Generation Anti-coagulant Rodenticide (SGARs), which is known to be causing widespread harm to UK raptors & mammals ☠️

Three Peregrine chicks that hatched on Worcester Cathedral all died within a few weeks, earlier this spring. Two of the dead chicks were retrieved and sent for post mortem and the results have now …

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