I know a few who do grouse beating.
Is that the same?
I know a few who do grouse beating.
Is that the same?
This is good news. The RSPB has also decided to mount a legal challenge to Natural England's decision to license brood management. Excellent! Well done to Mark Avery & Crowd funding for leading the way. I know it's a long way to go but maybe this will show the bully boys that our beautiful Hen Harriers have a thousand voices shouting up for them. http://r.mail.crowdjustice.com/1a2opp917jale3f.html
I appreciate your beliefs Matt, but please justify this statement.
Have a read of this short presentation about conservation conflict management, in our case (mid Wales) concerning curlew, but applies to any conservation conflict. http://www.curlewcall.org/wp-content...paths-talk.pdf
Personally I think Mark Avery's approach is wrong and will do little to improve matters for the Hen Harrier (I do want more Hen Harriers, so please don't jump to other conclusions). I think he is obsessed with bringing an end to grouse shooting/moors and using the Hen Harrier debate as a tool for his wants.
I belief brood management is a considerable move forward for the good of hen harriers in the short term, it's a start and will result in more hen harriers spread throughout England, into areas where there are none, I cannot see why anyone is against that? I read a Mark Avery post about his latest plans and he was (IMO) economical with the truth and I don't believe he does conservation of hen harriers any favours.
Don't roll with a pig in poo. You get covered in poo and the pig likes it.
Please excuse my ignorance but does Brood Management refer to the grouse or hen harrier? By the way, as a young lad, in Mid-Wales, we used to gather curlew and lapwing eggs to eat. How times have changed!
Last edited by Llani Boy; 10-03-2018 at 02:38 AM.
Basically, under licence, when hen harriers and their nests reach a certain density in a grouse moor area, eggs may be removed, hatched and reared in captivity and then released into other areas where there are no hen harriers. A proven method that has been used around the world for other species, including used by the RSPB who object so strongly to this (having first agreed to it).
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/i...lp-hen-harrier
I take it from your name you are an ex Llanidloes boy? We lived there for 25 years and now a bit further south.
https://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/20...f-prey-decline
I think this states the case that Driven Grouse shooting is bad for raptors.
Brood Meddling , Hen Harriers shouldn't be be shot and poisoned on grouse moors in the first place.