Security team protect rare birds (BBC News) (1 Viewer)

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BF Newsroom

Well-known member

• Jun 13, 2007

• #1

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

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deborah4

Well-known member

• Jun 13, 2007

• #2

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.

Well-known member

• Jun 15, 2007

• #3

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

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

Stewart

 

ColD

Save the Egyptian Vulture in Greece

• Jun 21, 2007

• #4

chicks

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

 

liverpool_bob

scarce migrant to yorkshire

• Jun 21, 2007

• #5

deborah4 said:

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

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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.