Conservation action method for England’s most threatened bird of prey has taken traditionally opposing groups more than four years to agreeLandowners,shooters, gamekeepers and conservationists have backed a long-delayed government method to resolve a deep-rooted clash over England’s most threatened bird of prey. The fate of the hen harrier in the English uplands has been of serious concern following years of illegal persecution by gamekeepers who have used poisoned bait to protect the grouse-shooting interests of landowners. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com