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Red Kites Under Siege In Scotland
Interesting and worrying report in Friday's Guardian about the continued prosecution of Red Kites in Scotland :::
http:// www.the guardia n.com/e nvironm ent/201 4/apr/0 3/scott ish-bir td-of-p rey-col ony-mas s-poiso nings
We are lucky here in South Wales that we have these wonderful birds.
Even in the Swansea Valley where I live, I see them most days. But it seems that stupid landowners are continuing to persecute these birds. According to the Guardian article, all the poisonings have occurred within a 2 square mile area in The Black Isle, north of Inverness. These birds were driven to the brink of extinction in Britain but have made a wonderful recovery since the late 70's. As all the poisonings is occurring over such a small area, you would have thought that the authorities would be able to make some progress in finding who is responsible. Makes me mad this sort of thing !
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We are lucky here in South Wales that we have these wonderful birds.
Even in the Swansea Valley where I live, I see them most days. But it seems that stupid landowners are continuing to persecute these birds. According to the Guardian article, all the poisonings have occurred within a 2 square mile area in The Black Isle, north of Inverness. These birds were driven to the brink of extinction in Britain but have made a wonderful recovery since the late 70's. As all the poisonings is occurring over such a small area, you would have thought that the authorities would be able to make some progress in finding who is responsible. Makes me mad this sort of thing !
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Well, according to the article, there aren't any sporting reserves within the area where the birds have been found. But this has been happening in the Black Isle for years. The other two areas where the kite was supplemented by European imports in the late 70's and early 80's, Mid Wales and the Chilterns, have thriving stocks of kites, with little or no foul play. Something is going on and its a bit of a mystery why nobody has been found out over the years. Farmwr Palmer again. no doubt ( Can I shoot him now Pa ! )
For those that haven't been, pay a visit to this place...its simply wonderful
http:// www.gig rin.co. uk/red_ kite_fe eding.p hp
More Kites than you can shake a stick at !
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More Kites than you can shake a stick at !
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I too are not entirely happy about feeding stations. But kites are now widespread in southern England and Wales, which was unheard of years ago.
The value of feeding stations in the past is that they provided extra food, especially in the winter, to give the birds a leg up, as it were.
The ignorant farmers have been educated in the rest of the UK but not in the Black Isle it seems, so more work needs to be done. Perhaps a few high-profile prosecutions might help.
The value of feeding stations in the past is that they provided extra food, especially in the winter, to give the birds a leg up, as it were.
The ignorant farmers have been educated in the rest of the UK but not in the Black Isle it seems, so more work needs to be done. Perhaps a few high-profile prosecutions might help.
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