06 Feb 2013   Posted by NWCU2

“A white-tailed sea eagle found dead in West Cork was poisoned, but the cause of death of a second sea eagle in south Kerry has not been determined. The birds had been among 100 released in Killarney National Park as part of a reintroduction programme between 2007 and 2011. So far, 26 have died, including […]

 05 Feb 2013   Posted by NWCU2

“Two more white-tailed sea eagles, introduced to the Killarney National Park from Norway as part of the raptor reintroduction programme over the past five years, have been found dead. Twenty six of the original 100 birds have now been recovered dead, 12 of them poisoned. Poisoning has been confirmed in the case of a female […]

 06 Nov 2012   Posted by greyheron

“Two ‘premier league’ bird egg collectors have been fined for stealing hundreds of rare eggs after a two year police investigation to find the culprits. ‘Obsessive’ collectors Marcus Betteridge, 52, and Seymour Crang, 49, built up a unique collection of rare eggs after stealing them from the nests of birds including lesser redpolls, tree pipits […]

 02 Nov 2012   Posted by greyheron

Matthew Gonshaw, a known egg thief from London, was spotted on the island of Rum on 28 May 2011 by an employee of Scottish National Heritage. He was seen walking amongst a gull colony in a remote part of the island, collecting eggs. A number of freshly broken eggshells were later found there.

 10 Aug 2012   Posted by NWCU2

“FARMERS in Sutton Bridge are delighted Lincolnshire Police is launching its first ever full-time team to combat hare coursing.  Five officers and one sergeant start work next month. County police received 1,200 reports of hare coursing in 2011/12 and are confident that number will go down with a team focusing on the crime. Officers will […]

 06 Jul 2012   Posted by greyheron

“A man from the Forest of Dean has today been charged with a number of wildlife, theft and fraud offences, all related to protected birds. Keith Beaven, 67 and of Staunton near Corse has been charged with a total of 13 offences. These include: Five counts of fraud by misrepresentation Six counts of theft One […]

 28 Jun 2012   Posted by greyheron

“A GOLDEN eagle found dead in Lochaber was poisoned, it has been revealed, as a multi-agency investigation to find the culprit continues. The majestic bird of prey was the third known eagle to have been poisoned in the Morar area in the past 10 years, with two white-tailed eagles previous victims. A post-mortem conducted by […]

 21 Jun 2012   Posted by greyheron

“In Scotland, the Wildlife and Natural Environment Act of 2011, effective from 2012, makes it an offence to “intentionally or recklessly kill, injure or take brown hares [during their breeding season] from 1 February to 30 September (and mountain hares from 1 March to 31 July). Much of mainland Europe and Northern Ireland has similar […]

 10 May 2012   Posted by greyheron

“A man who became the first person in Scotland to be convicted of trading parts of endangered animal species has been given community service. Steven Paterson, 48, had the skull of a pilot whale and the tooth of a sperm whale stored in his home. He also kept and tried to sell two harbour porpoise […]