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Guy Shorrock
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Conservationist & former professional wildlife crime investigator for 30 years. Tweets my own. Retweets & likes don't imply any endorsement. Born 318 ppm CO2.
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More detail about the missing White-tailed Eagle in mid-Wales.

Not the first investigation into raptor persecution in this area.

Press release from Dyfed-Powys Police & commentary from me 🔽

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime @iolowilliams.bsky.social

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More detail about the missing White-tailed Eagle in mid-Wales
Further to the news on Thursday (here) that three White-tailed Eagles have ‘disappeared’ in suspicious circumstances, one in England, one in Wales and one in Scotland, Dyfed-Powys Police has issued…
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December 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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FOURTH White-tailed Eagle disappears - RSPB offers reward for information leading to a conviction for this one or any of the other three.

New blog ⬇️⬇️

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime

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Fourth White-tailed Eagle ‘disappears’ & RSPB offers £10,000 reward for information leading to a conviction
Following the appalling news over the last couple of days about the highly suspicious, and almost certainly criminal, disappearance of three satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagles here, here and here…
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December 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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No wonder we are one of the most nature-depleted corners of this battered planet, with #biodiversity in a parlous state
December 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Absolutely shocking.

We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.

We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
December 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Another Hen Harrier suspected illegally killed on a grouse moor, her satellite tag had been 'removed'.

Details and commentary ⬇️⬇️

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime

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Another Hen Harrier suspected illegally killed on a grouse moor, her satellite tag had been ‘removed’
Over the last few weeks I’ve blogged about a number of illegally-killed Hen Harriers whose deaths have been barely publicised by the authorities, but instead have been quietly entered onto a …
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December 11, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Derbyshire Constabulary appeals for information 3 months later.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime

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Peregrine found with shotgun injuries in Peak District National Park
Derbyshire Police Rural Crime Team posted the following on Facebook on 3 December 2025: WILDLIFE CRIME AWARENESS – INJURED PEREGRINE Between 01/09/25 – 08/09/25, we received a report from the…
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December 7, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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The great @markavery.bsky.social has a new book out co-written with Colin Rees . It focusses on 2024 from two birders either side of the pond – birds , wildlife , politics , the changing seasons – it's all in there + half the profits go to @wildjustice.bsky.social ! Get yours at chrispackh.am/93ade7
December 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Attempt to downlist conservation status of Peregrine Falcons to allow international trade is thwarted at CITES Conference. #CITESCoP20

Good news for Peregrines, but not sure why UK voted to support this proposal!

#RaptorResearch

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Attempt to downlist conservation status of Peregrine Falcons (to allow international trade) is thwarted at CITES conference
To the relief of many raptor conservationists, a proposal to downlist the Peregrine Falcon from Appendix 1 to Appendix II of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), which w…
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December 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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December 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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raptorpersuk.bsky.social
More detail on Natural England's decision to close its Hen Harrier Southern Reintroduction Project (& a discussion on how much public funding has been wasted on this pointless project).

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime

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More detail on Natural England’s decision to close Hen Harrier Southern Reintroduction Project
Back in September, Natural England announced its decision to end its controversial plan to ‘reintroduce’ Hen Harriers to southern England (see here). The decision was widely welcomed by…
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December 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Can you help? @henharrieraction.bsky.social is appealing for information re. the disappearance of tagged #Henharrier Circe.
#RaptorPersection #BirdsofPreyPersecution #BirdsofPrey
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Missed the online launch of our latest #campaign - #EyesontheSkies speaking out about the ongoing criminal persecution of #BirdsofPrey with Kate Jennings, UK Head of Site Conservation & Species Policy at RSPB - watch it here now:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAM9...
#YorkshireDales #RaptorPersecution
Eyes on the Skies launch - Speaking Out Against Birds of Prey Persecution
YouTube video by Friends of the Dales
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November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Appalling, illegal, unethical, disgusting. Oh, and in the midst of a severe outbreak of Avian Influenza #BirdFlu #H5N1 where free-range poultry are in mandatory lockdown to prevent viral spread.

#Ornithology #UKBirding

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Shot Pheasants found dumped in Dorset
Another week and another pile of shot and dumped gamebirds. Thanks to the blog reader who sent in this photo of a pile of dead, shot Pheasants he found yesterday, dumped on the road (B3081) running…
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November 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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One thing to say: #AxeDrax

No. Cutting down trees, grinding them up, shipping them across the Atlantic and then burning them is NOT "green".

#ClimateEmergency #NatureCrisis

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Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
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November 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Merrick was shot & killed as she slept, over two years ago. NatureScot has had all the evidence on its desk for over 18 months. Now we're being asked to wait "a few weeks" more. It's pathetic.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime

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NatureScot says “decision in next few weeks” on whether to impose General Licence restriction in relation to shooting & killing of golden eagle Merrick
The Scottish Government’s nature advisory agency, NatureScot, has been now been procrastinating for over 18 months on whether to impose a sanction on an estate in relation to the ‘shooting and kill…
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November 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Good summary of what illegal raptor persecution looks like in the UK, for anyone who missed the launch of @friendsofthedales.bsky.social new campaign last month.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime

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‘Eyes on the Skies’ – video now available from launch of new project to raise awareness of illegal raptor persecution in Yorkshire Dales National Park
Last month a local campaign group called Friends of the Dales launched a new campaign to raise awareness of illegal raptor persecution in the Yorkshire Dales National Park (see here). This new camp…
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November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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RSPB Scotland Director 'cautiously hopeful' that proposed amendment will provide a meaningful deterrent to stop the illegal killing of birds of prey on Scotland's grouse moors.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime

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Statement from RSPB Scotland Director on proposed amendment to close grouse moor licence loophole
Following the excellent news yesterday that the Scottish Agriculture Minister Jim Fairlie MSP has committed to closing the loophole on grouse moor licences (here), RSPB Scotland Director Anne McCal…
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November 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Excellent review of ongoing failure of succesive governments to tackle persecution of hen harriers and other raptors on grouse moors - time for change very badly needed! raptorforum.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/o...
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Open Letter to Defra Ministers
Dear Minister Reynolds “Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone.” Mitchell 1970. These words were written to reflect man’s indifference to the consequences of …
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October 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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This is going to be lively!

@revivecoalition.bsky.social national conference, Perth Concert Hall, Saturday 8 November 2025.

Programme & tickets available 🔽

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REVIVE (coalition for grouse moor reform) national conference, Saturday 8 November 2025
REVIVE, the coalition for grouse moor reform, is hosting its annual national conference at Perth Concert Hall on Saturday 8 November 2025. This year the conference is expected to be lively. There&#…
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October 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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'The problem, which the Scottish Govt is willfully ignoring, is that muirburn is responsible for a large number of wildfires'.

Insightful analysis from Nick Kempe on his excellent parkswatchscotland blog.

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‘The problem, which the Scottish Government is willfully ignoring, is that muirburn is responsible for a large number of wildfires’
For those of you following the muirburn licensing fiasco in Scotland, where the Scottish Government has announced its decision to delay the implementation of licences for a second time after aggres…
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October 13, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Culblean Hill, playing with fire in the Cairngorms National Park and the politics of muirburn - parkswatchscotland
On Thursday 9th October, the same day Jim Fairlie the Scottish Government minister responsible announced a further 9 month delay in the “watered down” – excuse the phrase –  muirburn licensing scheme,...
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October 13, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Strong article written by Max Wiszniewski, Campaign Manager for @revivecoalition.bsky.social & published by The Herald as part of its series on Scottish land reform.

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Grouse moors: Scotland’s land crisis in plain sight (by Max Wiszniewski, featured in The Herald)
The Herald continues its feature on land reform today, with an article written by Max Wiszniewski, Campaign Manager for REVIVE, the coalition for grouse moor reform: Scotland’s grouse moors are und…
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October 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Tens of millions of essentially factory farmed poultry are dumped into the countryside each year. They boost the population of mesopredators like foxes, reducing ground nesting bird populations. They are an obvious avian flue hazard. They eat declining reptiles. Turn out they're also a health hazard
britishbirds.bsky.social British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · Sep 27
Ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that cause Lyme disease in areas where Common Pheasants Phasianus colchicus are released, according to new research.

Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
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October 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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#Biodiversity - it is a #PublicHealth essential

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How nature can make urban dwellers healthier
A study by Rutgers ecologist Myla Aronson and colleagues has found "overwhelming" evidence that increasing biodiversity in cities—establishing parks, installing native plants and encouraging sustainab...
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October 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Scottish Government delays start of muirburn licences for the second time after aggressive lobbying by grouse shooting industry.

Climate emergency, anyone?

Seems Scot Gov more interested in appeasing the lairds than protecting the environment.

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Scottish Government delays start of muirburn licences (for the second time) after aggressive lobbying by grouse shooting industry
The Scottish Government has, for the second time, delayed the implementation of muirburn licensing after caving in to pressure from aggressive lobbying by the grouse shooting industry. A quick re-c…
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October 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM