Derbyshire Constabulary has issued an appeal for information (27 September 2026) following the discovery of a shot Red Kite in the Peak District National Park on or before 7th July 2026. RURAL CRIM…

Anyone with information is asked to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 12260171320

Press release from North Yorkshire Police (21 September 2026): Marsh Harrier found shot in North York Moors On 28 August 2026 a juvenile Marsh Harrier was found in the Westerdale area suffering fro…

Last month, NatureScot imposed a three-year General Licence restriction on part of Invermark Estate in the Angus Glens, in relation to the discovery of a shot Peregrine that was found on 3 Septembe…

Donkey named HeeHaw was shot and killed as authorities reportedly looked on property in search of a missing person

The president’s decree is dumb. Why is anyone going along with it?

Press release from Police Scotland (31 August 2026) APPEAL AFTER BIRD OF PREY POISONED IN ABERDEENSHIRE Officers are appealing for information after a bird of prey was poisoned in Aberdeenshire. On…

NatureScot is currently running one of its periodic public consultations on the use of General Licences for wildlife management. In response, RSPB Scotland has today issued the following statement:…

Top London chef Richard Corrigan, who owns Corrigan’s and Bentley’s restaurant in Mayfair, says he has become more particular about where he sources Red Grouse for his menu. Red Grouse photo by Ron…

The ‘tip of the iceberg’ is a phrase often used by researchers and conservationists when describing the scale and extent of illegal raptor persecution in the UK, meaning that what is kn…

In February this year, NatureScot imposed a three-year General Licence restriction on Raeshaw Estate, a grouse-shooting estate in the Scottish Borders believed to be under the management of ‘…

The following is a guest blog by someone who wishes to remain anonymous, although I know their identity. Previous guest blogs on this subject here, here and here. Muirburn on Hammer Head, Stobo Hop…

Scattering breeding seabirds, trampling chicks and playing with the feathers of their victims.

Statement on decision related to Folarin Balogun

For anyone who still wants to pretend that the grouse shooting industry isn’t responsible for the systematic extermination of Hen Harriers on grouse moors across the UK, here’s the latest catalogue…

A few weeks ago I presented a webinar for the Yorkshire-based charity, Friends of the Dales, as part of its Eyes to the Skies campaign, which launched last year to raise awareness about the illegal…

The UK’s biggest bird of prey has been compared to a flying barn door. So how can one fitted with a satellite tracker disappear near a hunting estate?

Further to the news earlier this week that a young satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagle (known as G834) had ‘disappeared’ on 1st May in what the police describe as suspicious circumstanc…

Good news! The Appeal Court has thrown out the Moorland Association’s legal challenge against the new burning regulations, which restrict burning on deep peat. Royal Courts of Justice, London…

On Monday the news broke that a young satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagle had ‘disappeared’ in suspicious circumstances on a grouse shooting estate in the North York Moors National Park…

Displacement. Agricultural destruction. Toxic rubble. White phosphorus pollution. Woodlands erased. The environmental reality of South Lebanon after Israeli attacks.

In a typically desperate attempt to undermine and deflect from the stark findings published by the RSPB in its excellent Patterns of Persecution report earlier this week, the shooting industry has …

Press release from the RSPB (27 May 2026) UK LEGISLATION CONTINUES TO FAIL BIRDS OF PREY AS WIDESPREAD ILLEGAL KILLING CONTINUES 921 confirmed incidents of bird of prey persecution were recorded in…

In anticipation of a new RSPB report, due out tomorrow, documenting the ongoing illegal killing of birds of prey in the UK, the BBC News website has an article this morning, stating Britain’s…

Press release from University of Leeds and the RSPB (19 May 2026) MOORLAND BURNING FOR UPLAND MANAGEMENT IS EXPOSING MILLIONS TO UNSAFE AIR POLLUTION LEVELS In the UK, moorland burning, which is wi…

Press statement from North Yorkshire Police (19 May 2026): APPEAL FOR INFORMATION AFTER SHOT BUZZARD FOUND IN NORTH YORK MOORS We’re appealing for information after a buzzard was found with shotgun…