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Friday, 3 July 2009
The carnage continues
Posted by markthomas
I've had to take dead birds to the vets many times before, but this time I had a real sinking feeling. Minutes after handing over the limp corpse I was staring at an X-ray, which confirmed my worst fears. I could see 11 pieces of gunshot in what had...
Friday, 20 March 2009
'A first for Britain' on the Hayle Estuary
Posted by daveflumm
At the Hayle Estuary RSPB reserve, Cornwall, we have had a constant battle with a few irresponsible individuals whose dogs are allowed, encouraged even, to run around the Nature Reserve chasing birds. The owners are not oblivious to the disturbance their...
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Ruffled feathers
Posted by markthomas
Two good men, both gamekeepers, stood up and were counted. They risked everything, the court was told one of them, as a member, contacted his gamekeeping organisation but received an unsatisfactory response. They could not be silent as they had witnessed...
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Death in Filey Bay
Posted by markthomas
For the past three summers, the RSPB has become increasingly concerned about razorbill and guillemot deaths reportedly caused by the birds drowning in fishing nets set for salmon and sea trout in Filey Bay, North Yorkshire. If left unchecked, this has...
Friday, 2 January 2009
Good men stand up
Posted by markthomas
In June 2007, I took a call in the RSPB Investigations office. Although we routinely receive information about the persecution of birds of prey, this was no ordinary call. It was from a man who had a very powerful story to tell. This man was no fool,...
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