Scotsman & SSPCA Campaign: Stop Them Now: Soaring rate of raptor killings is 'just the tip of the iceberg'

From: The Scotsman | Date: September 10, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

THE slaughter of Scotland's birds of prey is at its highest level in 20 years, according to an RSPB report to be published today.

There was a 50 per cent rise in the number of raptors deliberately killed or poisoned baits found in 2006, with 183 incidents compared to 121 in the previous year.

But investigators at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) said these figures were the tip of a large iceberg with many killings going undetected. And even when cases do come to light, only 1.4 per cent lead to a conviction.

The hen harrier is described as being in a "critical" situation ...

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