The feeble way successive governments have barely wrung their hands at constant crime against wildlife has emboldened these psychotic criminals to keep on committing these horrendous acts of barbarity. Only when tougher punishments are handed down will we see a change

Golden Eagle found shot in the Scottish Borders - Police Scotland appeals for information. 'Hamlet' is the sixth victim of eagle persecution in south Scotland in recent years. Details in blog ⬇️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #BirdingScotland 🌍 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/02/09/g...

Amazing work by @jeanwildlife.bsky.social

Moorland Association (grouse moor owners' lobby group in England) lodges appeal against recent High Court decision to refuse judicial review of Defra's peatland burning regulations ⚖️🔥 Looks like someone's got grouse moors & money to burn! Legal summary 🔽 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/02/08/m...

Shot Buzzard found nr Wigginton, York. Currently in the expert care of @jeanwildlife.bsky.social North Yorkshire living up to its reputation as the worst county in England for illegal raptor persecution. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/02/08/s...

Yorkshire Dales Moorland Group in desperate attempt to divert attention away from conviction of Yorkshire Dales gamekeeper Racster Dingwall. raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/02/07/y...

Murder trial due to begin: former Head Gamekeeper David Campbell of Edradynate Estate (Perthshire, Scotland) accused of killing ex-colleague Brian Low with a shotgun. NB: Comments turned off as criminal proceedings are live ⚖️ raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/02/01/m...

No wonder we are one of the most nature-depleted corners of this battered planet, with #biodiversity in a parlous state

BREAKING: Head gamekeeper Racster Dingwall pleads guilty to conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier at York Magistrates Court this morning.

Is it possible to be beyond anger, and disgust? What comes after these? More anger, more disgust - at the people who thought about killing her, and the people who then did. Poor beautiful Ataksak.

Satellite-tagged Hen Harrier that gamekeeper Racster Dingwall chose not to shoot (to avoid unwanted attention), found poisoned 3 months later nr another Yorkshire grouse moor. The bird that almost got away. New extended RSPB covert footage ⬇️ #RaptorResearch raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/30/s...

Not quite the victory I thought it was 🫤 Ecen if this isn't you're usual thong, worth reading for insight into the entrenched, and I'd personally say ignorant, mindsets we're up against in conservation sometimes.

Excellent series of blogs by @raptorpersuk.bsky.social on a case that illustrates the near-impossibility of obtaining a successful prosecution for killing a 'protected' Hen Harrier. Utterly bizarre comments from the judge and a pitifully inadequate sentence but (1/2)

Some commentary on the conviction and sentencing of gamekeeper Racster Dingwall (conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier on a grouse moor in Yorkshire Dales National Park) ⚖️ New blog ⬇️⬇️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #SeriousCrime 🌍🪶 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/30/s...

Statement from North Yorkshire Police on conviction of gamekeeper Racster Dingwall (conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier on a grouse moor in Yorkshire Dales National Park) ⚖️⬇️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/29/s...

Gamekeeper pleads guilty in England's first ever Hen Harrier persecution case (RSPB press release). #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #SeriousCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/29/g...

BREAKING NEWS....Gamekeeper Racster Dingwall pleads guilty to conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier on a grouse moor in Yorkshire Dales National Park ⚖️ New blog ⬇️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/29/g...

Trial due to start today for gamekeeper Racster Dingwall, accused of conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier on a grouse moor in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. NB: Comments turned off as legal proceedings are live ⚖️ raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/28/t...

Very good

A victory for common sense. 😀

At last some good news!

Good news.

Oh, brilliant!

Great news indeed, onwards and upwards for nature ! 👏👏

Good news! High Court throws out Moorland Association's legal challenge against new burning regulations in England ⚖️🌍 New blog ⬇️ raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/28/h...

Fascinating day at High Court in London listening to Moorland Assoc’s permission hearing for JR against new burning regs. Highlight was judge’s comment about their argument: “It just seems to lose all sense of reality”. Judgement tomorrow at 10am on whether they can proceed to substantive hearing.

Moorland Association at the High Court today challenging Defra's new regs on peatland burning ⚖️ New blog 🔽 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/27/m...

As usual game shoot owners give everyone else the middle finger.

Seven sacks of dead Pheasants dumped by side of road in S Lanarkshire. Dodgy ethics aside, no need to worry about the mandatory biosecurity measures that everyone, including gamebird shoot managers, are supposed to comply with, eh? #AvianFlu New blog ⬇️ raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/26/s...

More delays for trial of 87-year old man accused of 11 offences relating to alleged raptor persecution in Lincolnshire. NB: Comments are turned off as criminal proceedings are live⚖️ New blog ⬇️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/22/m...

Labour could easily stop this. But they won't. #r4today

Challenging for those who still deny any link 😠

“72% of satellite-tagged Hen Harriers were confirmed or considered likely to have been illegally killed, and this was ten times more likely to occur over areas of land managed for grouse shooting relative to other land uses.”

147 Hen Harriers confirmed 'missing' or illegally killed in UK since 2018 - most of them on or close to grouse moors. Data extracted from reports by Natural England, RSPB, HSE, various Police forces, National Wildlife Crime Unit. #RaptorResearch 🌍 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/21/1...

FFS! This environmental crime goes on and on.

On and on it goes.

The RSPB reports six of its satellite-tagged Hen Harriers 'disappeared' on or close to grouse moors in England in 2025, and another one was illegally poisoned. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/20/r...

Satellite-tagged Hen Harrier called Edna "suspected illegally killed". Was she killed & dumped at a windfarm in Northumberland as a ploy to cover up the crime? New blog ⬇️ #RaptorResearch #WilldifeCrime 🌍 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/19/s...

Yet another one... #RaptorResearch raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/19/s...

3 upcoming free webinars on UK raptor persecution hosted by brilliant @friendsofthedales.bsky.social 27 Jan - DI Mark Harrison, NWCU 18 Feb - Indy Greene & Adrian Rowe, Hen Harrier Action 18 Mar - Dr Ruth Tingay, Raptor Persecution UK #RaptorResearch raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/18/t...

Broken leg has been pinned & Peregrine being cared for by expert rehabbers. Fingers crossed. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/18/u...

Very interesting read on the bludgeoned buzzard case.

It does look appear that a plea bargain was made to avoid animal cruelty charges with more severe penalties. 🤔

Commentary on conviction of gamekeeper Thomas Munday who bludgeoned a Buzzard to death on the Hovingham Estate in North Yorkshire. My commentary on 3 aspects of this case: the charge, the sentence, & the location of the crime. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/16/c...

Find out how you can help 🔽 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/15/r...

Natural England refused 2 licence applications to release gamebirds next to Deben Estuary SPA in Suffolk last year, due to high risk of Avian Flu. The shoot operator went ahead anyway, telling police he was 'new' & 'not linked' to the licence applicant. raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/14/u...

Has anyone seen any statements of condemnation from the game shooting organisations yet? Me neither. And they wonder why the reputation of their industry is in tatters.

"Of all individuals convicted of bird of prey persecution-related offences between 2009 to 2023, 75% were connected to the gamebird shooting industry and 68% were gamekeepers."