Browsing Tag
birds of prey
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Grouse shooting to be banned where birds of prey are illegally killed
Grouse shooting will be banned on sporting estates where birds are prey are being illegally killed, the Scottish Government has announced.
Police probing two bird of prey incidents on sporting estate
Two new incidents in which birds of prey are alleged to have been illegally killed on a sporting estate in southern Scotland are under investigation by the police.
Failing efforts to combat wildlife crime prompt pressure for action
Attempts to defeat wildlife crime unravel as gamekeepers boycott government meetings and another prosecution is dropped.
Footage of illegal trap released amid fresh calls for more powers for SSPCA
Campaigners are demanding that the Scottish Government make a decision over whether the SSPCA should be given more investigation powers.
Loophole in bid to punish landowners for killing birds of prey
Government moves to penalise grouse-shooting estates suspected of persecuting birds of prey have been “completely undermined” by a gaping loophole, say conservationists.
