Record number of Herriers killed in the last five years, RSPB warns

Record number of Herriers killed in the last five years, RSPB warns

According to RSPB, a record number of Hen Harriers has been killed or missing under suspicious circumstances in the last five years.

Protected bird species is the raright in the UK, known for its acrobatic “skidancing” governing performance on the uplands such as the Forest of Bolland and Yorkshire Dells in Lancashire.

A total of 102 were protected birds of hunting Illegally killed Or disappeared between 2020 and 2024 – mostly in areas where the shooting of Gauz is done, RSPB says.

According to the charity, some chicken hariers were shot and their chickens were approved, while others were poisoned or implicated illegally.

The report shows that the girls were killed ,Country,

In Scotland, Gauze Morse is licensed, and the conservationists have pressurized the Westminster governments to do so again and again.

When labor was in opposition, it Indicated that it would consider licensing ground shooting In England.

The MPs are on Monday to argue to argue for the ban on the Grause shooting conducted by the campaign group Wild Justice, which attracts more than 100,000 names.

But in its response, the government said that it had no plans for the ban. It said: “Well -managed Gauz shooting can be an important part of a local rural economy, providing direct and indirect employment.”

RSPB report, Hen Harrier in firing line, The bird’s bird’s deaths and the boundary of the Grause Moore highlights a strong overlap.

According to a report by RSPB, between 2020 and 2024, 102 incidents of murder or missing birds were reported.

According to a report by RSPB, between 2020 and 2024, 102 incidents of murder or missing birds were reported. ,PA Archive,

A recent study of illegal murders found that the survival rate was abnormally low, with birds surviving just 121 days after leaving the nest.

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Harassment Between the age of one and two years, birds are 75 percent of deaths.

Wildlife Charity says Hen Harriers, a red-list species that breed into the UK, is the most persecuted bird of hunting in the UK for its population and the number is moving towards local extinction. Several studies confirm that the illegal murder limits their recovery.

Preachers say that no one in England has been convicted of killing because most people are in remote areas and are a criminal burden of evidence to secure.

RSPB’s James Robinson said: “This species will not be cured until the criminal activity stops, and to do this we require regulation of the Grause shooting industry – especially the introduction of a licensing system for shooting in England, so the police and the natural England will lose their licenses to prove to be an estates.”

The Chief Executive Officer of the Mooreland Association Andrew Gilraratha, while disputing the RSPB report, said that the data has been gathered without independent investigation and the allegations “poison perceptions of gamekeeper”.

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation said that the report presented “unproven allegations as evidence”.

Its statement said: “A citizen of evidence is to punish the law without any procedure to follow the proposal law based on the burden.

“Instead, we support creative, evidence-lodged solutions such as Hen Harrier Action Plan of Natural England.”

A department of the spokesperson of environment, food and rural affairs said: “Hen Herrier is a rare and precious feature of our national landscape.

“Why is it that through our work with the National Wildlife Crime Unit, Hen Herrier Taskforce is using new technology such as drones and special detection dogs to help deal with illegal harassment.”

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