• SRSG say that licensing of grouse moors is essential to better protect Scotland’s persecuted raptors
    In our second guest blog from Logan Steele, of the Scottish Raptor Study Group , he covers the hopes amongst voluntary raptor workers from across Scotland for the outcome of the independent review of...
  • A view from the Scottish Raptor Study Group on the licensing of grouse moors
    In the first of two guest blogs from Logan Steele, Communications Secretary for the Scottish Raptor Study Group (SRSG), he reminds us of the background to the SRSG petition to the Scottish Parliament...
  • Heroic protection
    Two of RSPB's real Hen Harrier Hero squad, Chris Beever and Jim Harvey, mounting 24/7 guard on England's remaining hen harriers. (c) Steve Ormerod, Forest of Bowland, 2014.
  • Licence to kill?
    Do government General Licences which allow lethal control of certain bird species using cage traps afford enough protection to birds of prey? With the General Licences for bird control currently under...
  • Killing things
    I know that the posting of this blog, at this time in the morning - so late - will slightly irritate some readers who are early risers but I hope that you will cut me a bit of slack after last night's...