Friday, 15 May 2020

For the Birds?

There have been many reports of nature thriving in the UK, as a consequence of the Covid-19 related lockdown. One area where this is definitely not happening, according to the RSPB, is the treatment of raptors (birds of prey) who appear to be shot or poisoned with increasing impunity, notably close to estates where game birds are reared (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/15/rspb-flooded-with-reports-of-birds-of-prey-being-killed). It is suggested that this illegal activity is booming, because the authorities are perceived as being too busy enforcing the lockdown to catch the perpetrators in the act.

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