• The Illegal Killing of Birds of Prey in Scotland 2015-17
    Scotland’s laws are failing to adequately protect birds of prey, as a new report highlights. Ian Thomson, RSPB Scotland’s Head of Investigations, explains why those in power must act now to end illegal...
  • Spring traps and grouse moors - a bridge too far?
    A range of environmental concerns have been raised about land intensively managed for driven grouse shooting and RSPB is calling for a licensing system to promote accountability and good practice. A recent...
  • Two shot buzzards found in Northumberland 'problem area'
    The RSPB is demanding that the problems in our uplands are urgently addressed as raptor persecution continues, seemingly unchecked. Today, Northumbria Police issued news of two illegally shot buzzards...
  • When a fine isn’t fine
    A man who kicked a gull to death was sentenced to 12 weeks in jail last week. But it raises the question: Is the killing of birds of prey such as buzzards, goshawks and owls not a crime worthy of jail...
  • The nocturnal killing of a trapped buzzard?
    By Ian Thomson, Head of Investigations Scotland On Thursday 10 January 2019, RSPB Scotland Investigations staff found a buzzard flying around in a large crow cage trap on a grouse moor in South Lanarkshire...