At last the X-ray of Rowan’s injuries has been published. This shows his shattered left leg with fragments of shot by the wound. Looks pretty clear. This X-ray has finally emerged on an RSPB blog – good for them! – but it’s a rather strange route considering this was a bird tagged by the Hawk…
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Birdcrime and news of another shot Hen Harrier
The RSPB report on crimes against birds in 2015 has just been published online. 2015 seems like a long time ago but the report is a strong reminder of the scale of wildlife crime against birds that still exists in this country in the twenty-first century. Remember Annie? Stody Estate withdrawal of subsidy? Mutch case?…
The question remains…
Who was instrumental in determining the wording of the press release which described Rowan, the Hen Harrier, as ‘likely to have been shot’ when, it appears, that all involved knew that it had been shot? For new readers see Raptor Persecution UK blogs here and here, and my blogs here and here. Was it: someone…
Travelling
I was in Dublin at the weekend and because I had the time, I travelled there by train and ferry. Instead of driving to Luton or Stansted and flying to Dublin and getting a lift or taxi to the conference venue I was dropped off in Northampton, took a train from Northampton to Milton…
Who are the Likely Lads?
Raptor Persecution UK lift the lid on a can of worms in two blogs today (here and here). It’s all about the puzzling tale of Rowan who was ‘likely to have been shot’ (see RPUK blog of 7 November, and my own of 11 November) – and now we know, as if we didn’t before…