Quote Originally Posted by noel View Post
While I don't condone illegal persecution of birds, I can understand that a gamekeeper has a conflict of interests as his/her livelihood is directly related to keeping lots of birds alive and in one area.

What would a system look like that made it in gamekeepers' interests to allow eagles (and eg, hen harriers)? Maybe this should be a separate thread.
The "conflict of interests" is the sole reason why they kill birds of prey but that's illegal.
And that is why there is a call for a ban on driven grouse shooting simply because the "system" would not work without removing raptors.

Have you read Mark Avery's book "Inglorious"?