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Monday, 16 June 2008
New homes for orphaned peregrines
Posted by jamesleonard
It was bright and sunny on 22 May and I found myself heading down the M6 to meet my colleague, Guy, and some concerned locals near Dudley to check out a peregrine falcon's nest site. Previously, we had received numerous phone calls from locals, who...
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Pledges, The Archers and airports!
Posted by markthomas
Hopefully by now you will have realised that the RSPB is in the process of embarking on a three year Bird of Prey campaign. We, like the raptors, need your support, particularly if you are a land manager who welcomes birds of prey and wishes to share...
Wednesday, 2 April 2008
Quality of life indicator
Posted by markthomas
When Lincolnshire Police Wildlife Crime Officer PC Nigel Lound invited the RSPB on a police egg collecting operation back in November 2006, little did anyone realise what it would lead to. The suspect, 41-year-old Richard Pearson, was not on the wildlife...
Tuesday, 12 February 2008
Covert surveillance pays off with successful prosecutions
Posted by jamesleonard
31 May 2007. Headkeeper James Shuttlewood (front) with a North Yorkshire Police officer at one of the cage traps containing a live pigeon on the Snilesworth Estate (there was no conviction in respect of this trap) Bird of prey persecution remains a serious...
Friday, 4 January 2008
Egg thief collects a six-month prison sentence
Posted by markthomas
He stood in the dock and told the court he was sorry, that the bird breeding season was a stressful time for him and that his problem was that he associated with other collectors, who fuel his obsession for taking eggs. In life, people have choices and...
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