Satellite tagging shines a light on the illegal killing of Hen Harriers
Although a protected species, #HenHarriers are being illegally killed. Help prevent these crimes.
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UK Government to license gamebird shooting in England and give #HenHarriers the protection they deserve.
Please help spread the word - contact your MP today and help stop the illegal killing of these incredible birds!
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Feeling very queasy - lots of anger inducing information to digest this morning. #henharriers
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It is with great sadness that we report the death of three of the four young Hen Harriers satellite tagged this year, carrying our hopes for increasing the meagre and much persecuted UK population.
#birds #conservation #henharriers
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On a happy note. What did I learn at the #Raptor conference this weekend. The journey to #Durham was worth the trip - #Owls & #Henharriers are simply stunning. I want to see a #Henharrier in #England #Skydance but unfortunately arse holes R stopping them from existing in the #natural #world.
Well worth an hour of your time if you’re interested in finding out more…
#HenHarriers #WildlifeCrime
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What is it with people shooting our diminishing #wildlife, #HenHarriers
Rare bird of prey feared shot in Yorkshire Dales. @raptorpersuk.bsky.social
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29 in 10 years! I love living here in the #YorkshireDales but this makes me feel angry & ashamed.
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This is happening on your watch,
@yorkshiredales.org.uk Will you now demand compulsory licensing of grouse moors?
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A lot of good news here - but sadly, the persecution continues…
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#HenHarriers
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Say hello to Frigg (Odin‘s wife in Norse mythology) born in the #IsleofMan 🇮🇲 and one of four #HenHarriers satellite tagged thanks to donations from supporters at
@henharrieraction.bsky.social . Blue skies and fair winds little one. #raptors
Brilliant work by the RSPB team at #Geltsdale #Cumbria in helping these chicks to fledge.
Otherwise, this is completely appalling and the criminal killing has to stop. #HenHarriers @northpennines.bsky.social #CumbriaPolice
Why are these criminal acts not being prosecuted?
Over past 5y, record numbers of #HenHarriers killed or ‘gone missing’ says @RSPB.
Most have occurred on/near grouse moors in north England.
RSPB calling on Govt to license grouse shooting in England as in Scotland to deter wildlife crime.
Hen Harriers in the firing line 2025
The illegal killing of Hen Harriers in the UK - a brand new report from the RSPB:
www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wi...
#RaptorPeresecution #shooting #GrooseShooting #HenHarriers #BirdsOfPrey
... #GoldenEagles #Owls #HenHarriers #Buzzards #Peregrines et al killed, so a few inadequates can blast #grouse #pheasants etc out of our skies for "fun"!! It really beggars belief.
Time NOW to #JustBanShoots
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Ever wondered the main differences between male and female #HenHarriers?
Discover the top 3️⃣ below!👇
Despite 70+ years of legal protection, and over £1 million of public money wasted on years of pantomime ‘partnerships’ and a sham #BroodMeddling trial, #HenHarriers are STILL being killed illegally by many within the UK #grouse shooting industry.
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Police officers with drones, detection dogs and metal detectors
Detective Inspector Mark Harrison of the National Wildlife Crime Unit
Multi-agency Hen Harrier Task Force on moorland with detection dogs, drones and metal detectors in April 2024
Fascinating interview with Detective Inspector Mark Harrison of the National Wildlife Crime Unit, discussing the innovative techniques they are using for wildlife crime detection.
www.henharrierday.uk/news/in-conv...
#wildlifecrime #NWCU #henharriers
You probably won't see too many #HenHarriers in the @rspb.bsky.social #BigGardenBirdwatch this weekend - but do take part safely in this important citizen science work.💪
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Every year we support our valued partner @rspbinvestigations.bsky.social providing them with satellite tags as part of their work monitoring #HenHarriers.
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Male Hen Harrier on a branch
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We'll use this platform to share our news, provide conservation updates, and amplify the voices of those working to protect #HenHarriers across the UK.
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Hen Harrier Food Pass - by wildlife artist, Jane Smith
More of this artist's glorious artwork, here: janesmithwildlifeart.weebly.com
#henharriers #art #birdart #birds
New CUP book out soon - Curious about Nature: A Passion for Fieldwork
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It includes a chapter about my PhD fieldwork on #HenHarriers in #Orkney. That chapter appears...
This looks important raptorpersecutionscotland.wordpress.com/2018/08/26/new-satellite... H/T @MarkAvery #henharriers
We really must rethink the bonkers idea of Hen Harrier 'brood management'. #henharriers #environment commonbynature.co.uk/2018/01/19/we-really-mus...
You can only say the same thing so many times, without taking action, before words seem hollow. #henharriers www.cravenherald.co.uk/daleslife/13599954.Leadi...
I wrote a piece about Hen Harrier day for @LushLifeEN https://uk.lush.com/article/miles-king-hen-harriers #HenHarriers #grouse #inglorious12th #glorious12th
Our new paper on #henharriers just out in BMC Evol Biol - Female begging calls reflect nutritional need of nestlings http://rdcu.be/tzXh