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Grouse shooting to be banned where birds of prey are illegally killed
Grouse shooting will be banned on sporting estates where birds of prey are being illegally killed, the Scottish Government has
Police probing two bird of prey incidents on sporting estate
Two new incidents in which birds of prey are alleged to have been illegally killed on a sporting estate in
Failing efforts to combat wildlife crime prompt pressure for action
Scottish ministers’ attempts to defeat wildlife crime are unraveling as gamekeepers boycott government meetings and another prosecution over dead birds
Footage of illegal trap released amid fresh calls for more powers for SSPCA
Footage of a trap allegedly being used illegally to target birds of prey has been obtained by The Ferret, amid
Loophole in bid to punish landowners for killing birds of prey
Government moves to penalise grouse-shooting estates suspected of persecuting birds of prey have been “completely undermined” by a gaping loophole,