Sotheby’s chief Henry Wyndham blasted in face when Grouse Shooting
The chairman of auction house Sotheby’s has been shot in the face during a grouse shoot. Henry Wyndham would have been blinded had he not been wearing glasses when the accident occurred last Monday,...
View ArticleWhen will the persecution stop? Another Golden Eagle Shot.
As if the news of last weeks dead golden eagle found with two broken legs was not bad enough, now a second golden eagle has been reported shot in Galloway. This time an alert was made early enough...
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How long will Natural England allow politics to determine the security and...
Proposals by RSPB to impose some form of statutory control on the activities of game shoots by introducing a licensing system is not without it’s merit, in theory such proposals are long over due....
View ArticleHen Harrier found shot to death on the Fettercairn estate in Aberdeenshire.
Grampian police are appealing for witnesses following the “deplorable” shooting of yet another hen harrier found dead dead last month in Aberdeenshire. [singlepic id=212 w=520 h=440 float=center]...
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CUTTING-EDGE SCIENCE USED TO REVEAL BIRD OF PREY PERSECUTION
[singlepic id=291 w=118 h=118 float=center] RSPB Media Release The battle to save England’s most threatened nesting bird of prey from illegal persecution is...
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Lead bullet fragments poison endangered US Condors
Conservationists in the United States say that fragments of lead ammunition continue to take a desperate toll on the Condor, one of the country’s rarest birds. Since December 2012, seven wild...
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Marks & Spencer sale of Red Grouse:The Health Effects of low level Exposure...
Mindful of the huge controversy which began last week when Marks and Spencer decided to sell red grouse to the public, obtained the company Chairman tells us from a sustainable source i.e., the North...
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Bristol peregrine falcon recovering after being shot
A young peregrine falcon which was found injured by a roadside near Bristol had been shot, it has now emerged. The female falcon had recently fledged from a nearby nest at AVONMOUTH and was found near...
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Scotland’s birds ‘still being poisoned by lead shot’
Pink-footed geese at Loch Leven. Birds such as these remain under threat from lead shot despite legislation outlawing such bullets, environmentalists claim. Picture: Jane Barlow Many thousands of...
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California condor: Shock therapy helping to bring rare vulture back from the...
The California Condor have developed an unfortunate habit of flying into power cables Shock therapy may be closely associated with the psychiatric treatment of humans but a version of the technique...
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Thousands of children are at risk of brain damage after eating game that is...
Children are being put at risk of brain damage after eating game killed with lead ammunition, according to a new controversial report. Experts have said that some 10,000 children are regularly eating...
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How far should the Forestry Commission go with their lead ban
Now that the Forestry Commission intend to ban the use of lead shot for deer stalking and wild boar hunting, the particulars of tender document (see below) details shooting in the SW of England....
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Lead Exposure and the Effects on Scavenging Birds
There are multiple sources of lead in the environment. However, scientific evidence points to spent lead ammunition as the most frequent cause of lead exposure and poisoning in scavenging birds,...
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The Government has responded to the petition to Ban Toxic Lead Ammunition
Dear Mr. xxxxxx xxxxxxxxx, The Government has responded to the petition you signed – “Ban toxic lead ammunition”. Government responded: The Government is considering the independent Lead Ammunition...
View ArticleChris Packham & Mark Avery Review The Real Price of Grouse, but overlook the...
Message to Mark Avery from Terry Pickford, no mention of the Forest of Bowland Tragedy, why? Mark, I was so disappointed that during your interview above with Chris Packham this week, although you...
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Lead poisoning and vultures: new scientific contributions
Lead poisoning is a well-known threat to vultures and other scavengers, and in certain species and areas it may even be a significant threat – the recovery of the Californian condor is mostly hampered...
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Another reason why lead shot should be banned, particularly on England’s...
The World Health Organisation give these key facts regarding lead – Key facts Lead is a cumulative toxicant that affects multiple body systems and is particularly harmful to young children. Lead in the...
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Fury after Peregrine Falcon found shot dead at Lancashire Church.
Sadly incidents of illegal killing of England’s ‘protected’ birds of prey, whether on Red Grouse moors or in the urban environment are increasing despite what our present Prime Minister is telling the...
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Bearded vultures and lead poisoning – National Park Hohe Tauern (Austria) is...
Lead (Pb) is a metabolic poison that can negatively influence biological processes, leading to illness and mortality across a large spectrum of bird species, including vultures. Lead poisoning can...
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We regret to report yet another Peregrine recovered shot
Yes there can be no doubts the laws designed to protect our so called ‘Protected’ raptors are not worth the paper they are written upon. We are reporting today that another peregrine, this time an...
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