Persecution of Raptors

[forestwildlife]

The RSPB: Peregrines in 2009 - shot, poisoned and trapped

Just found that story regarding a female peregrine being shot at close range near my local nature reserve, it seems its not on its own as persecution of these birds and other raptors seems to be a major problem this year. I can't remember reading about raptors being targeted in recent years at such a high level. So what do you thinks changed?

[andywolves]

Sadly, theres a lot of it around...

Family of peregrine falcons found dead (From The Northern Echo)
Plea over persecution of peregrines : Express & Star

Eventually, someone in a position of authority will sit up and take note...until then, many, many more BoP will die unnessarily.

[Paul mabbott]

... and we have some of them on this site: http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/fo...d-society.html

Most depressing today was the news of a poisoned golden eagle in Scotland. I don't recall the details offhand ......

[tameblackbirds]

This is dreadful news, read it earlier myself. What is going on in this world? No one has respect for any living thing. Scary really, such magnificant creatures. Hope the goverment takes it seriously, but some how I fear not, no money in preserving birds and this planet in general .Sorry for the rant, just so upsetting that people have lost a sense of the beauty that surrounds them. I'm finished now really

[onemind]

Originally Posted by tameblackbirds

This is dreadful news, read it earlier myself. What is going on in this world? No one has respect for any living thing. Scary really, such magnificant creatures. Hope the goverment takes it seriously, but some how I fear not, no money in preserving birds and this planet in general .Sorry for the rant, just so upsetting that people have lost a sense of the beauty that surrounds them. I'm finished now really

buety is the finches the thrush and our small birds not watching hawk tear apart a liveing bird they dont kill and eat they eat and kill thats buety to you:confus ed:

[James M]

Originally Posted by onemind

if youer going to post at least get it right cock was shot not hen and its in the wyevally review and also the comments from rspb and its not nature reserve its a wood

Originally Posted by onemind

buety is the finches the thrush and our small birds not watching hawk tear apart a liveing bird they dont kill and eat they eat and kill thats buety to you:confus ed:

come on please at least try and slow down.

[NJP87]

Originally Posted by onemind

beauty is the finch the thrush and our small birds not watching a hawk tear apart a living bird they dont kill and eat they eat and kill thats beautyty to you:confus ed:

Onemind your posts are becoming more difficult to read.

What you are saying is beauty is only what dosen't affect you, but when it interfere's with your hobby it becomes a pest that must be exterminated.

[wildherbalian85]

Originally Posted by onemind

buety is the finches the thrush and our small birds not watching hawk tear apart a liveing bird they dont kill and eat they eat and kill thats buety to you:confus ed:

Learn to spell!!! Even mine isn't as bad as this!!!!!!!!!!

Nature is the beauty....... things die and things live. We just like the BoP have to kill to eat.


The beauty in opinion is watching the worms, beetles, and spiders not watching the finches and thrushes kill them!!!!

[stigofthedump]

Please my dear friends could we refrain from commenting on a person’s ability to spell/how they string a sentence together. I do not agree with oneminds views, but he is only trying to express those views. Might I suggest that if we do not understand something we just ask him to clarify and be tolerant.


Vince

[onemind]

Originally Posted by stigofthedump

Please my dear friends could we refrain from commenting on a person’s ability to spell/how they string a sentence together. I do not agree with oneminds views, but he is only trying to express those views. Might I suggest that if we do not understand something we just ask him to clarify and be tolerant.


Vince

thank you for this ??/ but its the useual thing to attack if you are getting annoyed . i never went to school i spent my life with my father working in the dean ???and i bet the poster from the dean knows me as well pity i know more on it than he does and i know were the hawks are ?were?does he

[forestwildlife]

Originally Posted by onemind

thank you for this ??/ but its the useual thing to attack if you are getting annoyed . i never went to school i spent my life with my father working in the dean ???and i bet the poster from the dean knows me as well pity i know more on it than he does and i know were the hawks are ?were?does he

I aint saying you don't know more on the dean than I do I was giving facts from which I had found numerous sources stating that it was a female peregrine. You were the one who started the argument on this thread I simply asked what peoples views were on the matter, I wasnt even aware of the argument going on in the save the song birds thread.

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by onemind

thank you for this ??/ but its the useual thing to attack if you are getting annoyed . i never went to school i spent my life with my father working in the dean ???and i bet the poster from the dean knows me as well pity i know more on it than he does and i know were the hawks are ?were?does he

he probably knows that peregrines are falcons not hawks - which is more than you seem to.

also i'm "confused" as in the other thread you are saying that the bird is the same one as in a hunting life article 9 years ago and yet on this thread you are confirming that it is recent

To be frank I do find you annoying , particularly your constant asertion that killing peregrines is a good thing - IMO that kind of thing has no place on a wildlife site.

[wildherbalian85]

Originally Posted by eeyore

he probably knows that peregrines are falcons not hawks - which is more than you seem to.

also i'm "confused" as in the other thread you are saying that the bird is the same one as in a hunting life article 9 years ago and yet on this thread you are confirming that it is recent

To be frank I do find you annoying , particularly your constant asertion that killing peregrines is a good thing - IMO that kind of thing has no place on a wildlife site.

If the bold highlighted part is true as you state then i second this

[earthdragon64]

Originally Posted by stigofthedump

Please my dear friends could we refrain from commenting on a person’s ability to spell/how they string a sentence together. I do not agree with oneminds views, but he is only trying to express those views. Might I suggest that if we do not understand something we just ask him to clarify and be tolerant.


Vince

As a dyslexic, I know how easy it is for others to judge people adversely for their spelling, however, the use of the spell-check button can sort out quite a few problems, if the time is taken to use it.

[onemind]

Originally Posted by forestwildlife

The RSPB: Peregrines in 2009 - shot, poisoned and trapped

Just found that story regarding a female peregrine being shot at close range near my local nature reserve, it seems its not on its own as persecution of these birds and other raptors seems to be a major problem this year. I can't remember reading about raptors being targeted in recent years at such a high level. So what do you thinks changed?

if youer going to post at least get it right cock was shot not hen and its in the wyevally review and also the comments from rspb and its not nature reserve its a wood

[forestwildlife]

Originally Posted by onemind

if youer going to post at least get it right cock was shot not hen and its in the wyevally review and also the comments from rspb and its not nature reserve its a wood

A) It's an RSPB reserve so its a nature reserve and B) it was a hen peregrine it says so on the actual RSPB site from which I quote "Shooting: A dead peregrine was found peppered with shot in the Forest of Dean. An x-ray revealed the bird, a seven-year-old female, had been blasted at close range with a shotgun." and I also quote the Forest review where it also says it was a female " I also hate to think of the effect of this killing on any chicks the female peregrine was likely to of had".
So I think maybe you should get your facts right and learn to spell before you start commenting on other peoples posts.

[wildherbalian85]

Lock 'em all up for at least 5 years!!! And make there family pay a hefty fine for there actions!!!!!!!!!!!

[onemind]

Originally Posted by forestwildlife

A) It's an RSPB reserve so its a nature reserve and B) it was a hen peregrine it says so on the actual RSPB site from which I quote "Shooting: A dead peregrine was found peppered with shot in the Forest of Dean. An x-ray revealed the bird, a seven-year-old female, had been blasted at close range with a shotgun." and I also quote the Forest review where it also says it was a female " I also hate to think of the effect of this killing on any chicks the female peregrine was likely to of had".
So I think maybe you should get your facts right and learn to spell before you start commenting on other peoples posts.

i made a very valid point once about the supposed big cats in the forest of dean ?in that if i saw one i was drunk do you know the wye vally was full of comments .i may not spell properly but i can and do make films and brought over couple hunters to track so called big cats ?everything they found indicated fox badgers and dogs /?noone not even the big man himself the cat exspert would beleave it ? the reason being publicity they were over and over bombarded with storeys so in end it become truth in therir minds now the so called cat exspert then took photo from cat in bristol zoo and claimed a freind took it while out walking this was con bit like the rspb is doing with everyone

[Adam Cheeseman]

Originally Posted by onemind

if youer going to post at least get it right cock was shot not hen and its in the wyevally review and also the comments from rspb and its not nature reserve its a wood

A male falcon is called a Tiercel, not a cock. Also, a nature reserve is not a habitat adjective it's a noun.

[onemind]

Originally Posted by Adam Cheeseman

A male falcon is called a Tiercel, not a cock. Also, a nature reserve is not a habitat adjective it's a noun.

no a woods a wood and a reserve is a protected area i live in it so should know its just someone trying to be posh ??? im told that there is in fact 9 been disposed of not one