This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Thursday, 24 November 2022
Harrying the Hen Harrier?
The Hen harrier was driven to extinction in the South of England. This bird of prey had the temerity, to occasionally kill and eat game birds. these included commercially valuable Red grouse. The Hen harrier consequently became persona non-grata of land owners and their gamekeepers. There's now a plan to reintroduce captive-bred Hen harriers to Salisbury plain (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/23/hen-harriers-to-be-bred-in-captivity-and-released-on-to-salisbury-plain). Attitudes to raptors have changed to a degree in recent times. There's still evidence, however, that some gamekeepers are more than prepared to break the law by shooting or poisoning such birds. The reintroduced Hen harriers are likely to have a difficult time, especially initially.
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