Ban raptor killers
Is it too much to hope that, after release, he will be banned from any employment on any estate?
No doubt the gamekeepers’ spokesman will suggest that his crime is an isolated case, but in view of both the large numbers of deaths of raptors on or near the shooting estates, and their singular absence from these areas which would normally be considered ideal habitat, I would suggest that such wildlife crime is endemic on the shooting estates.
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Hide AdThe continued, completely illegal, persecution of raptors shows that many gamekeepers and their employers have no respect for Scotland’s wildlife, or for the law. As such, much more severe penalties are required to eradicate this vile practice.
Douglas Hamilton
Lamlash
Isle of Arran