US EditionRecord Number of Lancashire's Most Protected Birds Killed or Gone Missing Say RSPB
- The RSPB released a report on Thursday revealing 102 hen harriers were killed or went missing between 2020 and 2024 in northern England.
- This report follows a study linking criminal activity, primarily near grouse moors, as the main factor limiting the protected species' recovery.
- The report highlights incidents of hen harriers being intentionally killed, including chicks being trampled and a bird suffering fatal injury while still alive, yet no convictions have been made for these crimes.
- Dr James Robinson emphasized that the hen harrier population cannot improve unless illegal activities cease and advocated for a licensing scheme for grouse shooting in England to prevent estates implicated in raptor persecution from continuing operations.
- The report highlights a 32% drop in breeding females from 50 in 2023 to 34 in 2024 and a 43% decline in fledged chicks, underscoring extinction risk.
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Number of hen harriers killed or missing at new high, RSPB warns
Between 2020 and 2024, there were 102 incidents of killing or missing birds recorded.
·London, United Kingdom
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RSPB press release – Number of Hen Harriers killed or missing reaches new high – Mark Avery
Hen Harrier. Photo: C. Dickinson. Over the past five years, record numbers of Hen Harriers have been killed or have gone missing according to a new report from the RSPB. Most of these incidents have occurred on or near grouse moors in northern England. The RSPB is calling on the Westminster Government to introduce licensing of grouse shooting in England as has happened in Scotland to act as a meaningful deterrent to wildlife crime. One of the …
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