Record number of rare hen harriers killed or missing in the past five years, RSPB warns
According to RSPB, the number of chickens participating under suspicious conditions in the last five years has been killed or disappeared.
The protected bird species are one of the most rare ones in the UK, known for its acrobatic “Skydancing” dry exhibitions on highlands such as Bowland Forest of Bowland in Lancashire and Yorkshire Dales.
RSPB says that protected hunting birds were illegally killed or disappeared between 2020 and 2024 – in the areas where forest chicken shoots are made.
According to philanthropy, some chicken harriers were shot and their chicks were stigmatized, others were poisoned or illegally trap.
In Scotland, the forest chicken is licensed and the protectionists suppress Westminster governments to do the same.
While the worker was in his opposition, he said he would consider getting a license in the Forest Chicken in England.
MPs are about to discuss the prohibition of a petition launched by the campaign group Wild Justice on Monday after taking more than 100,000 names.
However, in his answer, the government said that there was no prohibition plan. He said: “Well -managed forest chicken shoot may be an important part of a local rural economy that provides direct and indirect employment.”
RSPB’s Report, Hen Harriers on Fire Line– It emphasizes a strong overlap between the deaths of the bird of predators and the degree of forest chicken moor.
A recent study on illegal murders found that survival rates were unusual and that the birds survived just 121 days after leaving the nest.
The persecution constitutes 75 percent of deaths in birds between one and two years.
The Wildlife Aid Authority, a red -listed species that is reproduced in the highlands of England, is the hunting bird in the UK because of its population. Numerous studies confirm that illegal killing limits the recovery.
But the campaignists were sentenced to kill someone in the UK, because most killing is a burden of penalties with a burden of evidence to guarantee, most of them.
James Robinson of RSPB said: “This kind of criminal activity will not heal until it stops, and we need to regulate the forest chicken industry for this to happen – the promotion of a license system for exiles, especially in the UK, to the persecution of the police and natural UK, will lose their licenses.
Andrew Gilruth, General Manager of Moorland Association, objected to the RSPB report and said that the data were combined without independent controls and his claims were “poison perceptions of game enthusiasts”.
The British Attraction and Protection Association said that the report presented the report as “unproven allegations as evidence”.
The statement said: “Suggestions for a licensing system are based on a civilian proven burden that is punished in a way that complies with the law without a law.
“Instead, we support the constructive, evidence -led solutions such as Natural England’s Harrier Action Plan.”
“Chicken Harriers is a rare and valuable feature of our national landscapes.
“Therefore, with the studies we have done with the national wildlife crime unit, Harrier Taskforce uses innovative technology such as drones and special perception dogs to combat illegal persecution.”
