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The Scottish Raptor Study Group monitors raptors across Scotland. We are licensed to work with these protected species. e - [email protected]
Joined September 2017
Two men charged in relation to illegal killing of Red Kites in Cairngorms National Park via @RaptorPersUK.
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Police Scotland has today issued a short statement as follows: MEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF RED KITES IN ABERDEENSHIRE Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with w…
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Police Scotland appeal for information after two Red Kites found poisoned in Castle Douglas via @RaptorPersUK.
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Press release from Police Scotland (2 May 2025) APPEAL FOR INFORMATION AFTER TWO BIRDS OF PREY POISONED IN CASTLE DOUGLAS, DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY Officers are appealing for information after two b…
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BBC rejects Scottish Gamekeepers Association's complaint about programme that linked raptor persecution to land managed for gamebird shooting via @RaptorPersUK.
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Last November the BBC aired an episode of Highland Cops (Series 2, Episode 4) that featured a Police Scotland Wildlife Crime Officer, PC Dan Sutherland, investigating the suspicious disappearance o…
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Two job opportunities with award-winning charity Birds of Poole Harbour via @RaptorPersUK.
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The award-winning charity Birds of Poole Harbour (BOPH) is advertising two rare job opportunities. The first one is for the role of maternity cover for the BOPH Manager, starting in spring 2025. Sa…
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NatureScot fails to make any compliance checks on use of new grouse moor licences via @RaptorPersUK.
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As many of you will be aware, the 2024 grouse shooting season in Scotland (12 Aug – 10 Dec 2024) saw the use of grouse moor licences for the first time ever, introduced by the Wildlife Manage…
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Scottish gamekeeper convicted of snaring offence via @RaptorPersUK.
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A Scottish gamekeeper has pleaded guilty to a snaring offence and has been fined £1,250. Thomas Ebner, 74, of Lakeside, Reston, Berwickshire, had previously pleaded not guilty to four charges relat…
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Predictable backlash from NFU to proposed releases of White-tailed Eagles via @RaptorPersUK.
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Last week I wrote a blog about three separate proposals to release White-tailed Eagles in Cumbria, Wales, Severn Estuary and Exmoor National Park in a strategic attempt to bolster and connect the c…
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The first action of the new CE of Naturescot should be to lift the lid on this mess. NatureScot capitulated on grouse moor licensing after legal threats by game-shooting industry via @RaptorPersUK.
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Regular blog readers will know that I’ve been trying to uncover the reasoning and process behind NatureScot’s sudden decision last autumn to change its approach and amend the brand new …
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Licence fees for firearms & shotguns set to increase for 'full-cost recovery' - no more public subsidy! via @RaptorPersUK.
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The UK Government has announced that licence fees for firearms and shotguns are set to increase next month to allow for ‘full-cost recovery’, which means that taxpayers will no longer b…
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Could please sign this petition to ban toxic lead ammunition. Thank you. “Throw birds a lifeline and ban toxic lead ammunition”, wildlife experts urge government via @wwtworldwide.
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UK Governments must decide on lead ammunition restrictions by March 2025 - you can have your say to help bring about a ban via @RaptorPersUK.
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In December 2024, long-delayed recommendations by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) for restrictions to be placed on the use of lead ammunition in the UK were finally published. Used shotgun …
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Fully funded PhD available: The Impacts of Avian Influenza and Toxicants in Scottish Raptors via @RaptorPersUK.
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The University of Edinburgh is seeking applications for a fully-funded PhD scholarship (4 years) on the subject of The Impacts of Avian Influenza and Toxicants in Scottish Raptors. SUMMARY This pro…
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Stobo Hope - did GWCT 'advice' help avoid an Environmental Impact Assessment on the destruction of black grouse habitat? (Guest Blog) via @RaptorPersUK.
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The following is a guest blog by someone who wishes to remain anonymous, although I know their identity. STOBO HOPE – DID GWCT ‘ADVICE’ HELP AVOID AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSME…
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'Why are birds of prey still being killed in Scotland despite new legislation?' - special report in The National via @RaptorPersUK.
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The National newspaper published a special report on Monday 16 December 2024 entitled, ‘Why are birds of prey still being killed in Scotland despite new legislation?’, with a particular…
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NatureScot is stalling on releasing overdue FoI documents relating to its grouse moor licensing shambles via @RaptorPersUK.
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There appears to be something very dodgy going on at NatureScot (NS), the Scottish Government’s statutory advisor on nature conservation. There’s been some shocking behaviour in recent …
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Multiple birds of prey found dead in suspicious circumstances - police appeal for information & warn public of potential poisoning danger via @RaptorPersUK.
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Nottinghamshire Police have issued an appeal for information after the discovery of ‘several dead birds of prey that were seen in suspicious and unnatural circumstances’ near to the vil…
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Please vote for Ruth Tingay of RPUK, she has been nominated as 'Campaigner of the Year' in TGO Reader Awards 2025. She has done, and is doing, so much for environmental causes. Thank you. @RaptorPersUK @ChrisGPackham.
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Grouse shooting industry under pressure in Scotland via @RaptorPersUK.
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The Financial Times ran a story yesterday discussing how the grouse shooting industry in Scotland is under pressure and feels ‘encircled’. It features quotes from the gamekeeper and est…
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A landmark day in Scotland as snare ban commences via @RaptorPersUK.
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It’s a landmark day in Scotland as the new snare ban commences. A full ban on the use of snares was passed by the Scottish Parliament in March 2024 as part of the Wildlife Management & Mu…
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More detail on Hawk & Owl Trust's withdrawal from hen harrier brood meddling sham via @RaptorPersUK.
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Back in September, an article appeared on the Birdguides website announcing the Hawk & Owl Trust’s withdrawal from the hen harrier brood meddling sham (see here), although the details wer…
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