Security team protect rare birds (BBC News)

[BF NewsCaster]

A 24-hour security operation is set up to protect a pair of threatened birds nesting in Northumberland.

More from BBC News... (http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/news/int/search/news%2Bsport/bird/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/tyne/6748497.stm)

[deborah4]

and this quote from the article:

"However, it's a sad state of affairs that in the 21st Century, the RSPB still has to spend so much time and money safeguarding hen harriers and other birds of prey even though they are fully protected under UK law."

... Couldn't agree more

[Stewart J.]

This on the front page of this weeks Hexham Courant today.

http://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=510282

Stewart

[ColD]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tyne/6225124.stm

[liverpool_bob]

and this quote from the article:

"However, it's a sad state of affairs that in the 21st Century, the RSPB still has to spend so much time and money safeguarding hen harriers and other birds of prey even though they are fully protected under UK law."

... Couldn't agree more

Given that the police aren't even investigating credit card fraud any more it seem unlikely wildlife protection is about to rise up the agenda...


Cheers,
Bob.