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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jhanlon" data-source="post: 3474044" data-attributes="member: 15773">That may well be true but our 'un-greenest government ever' have their vile tentacles spread far and wide and it's not long ago that there was a real stand-off between the government and the BBC. It may be the BBC making these decisions but they could be under pressure from the Conservative government who as we all know are well-funded by rich landowners and the shooting elite.Look what happened with Prince Harry and the shot hen harrier. This is not an issue those in power want airing. There may be public indifference but they don't raptor persecution getting too much coverage as the majority of rich toffs don't think it should be a crime. There's plenty of evidence available and this is precisely why the government continually side with the shooting community - eg their very recent response on the suggested moratorium on limiting the shooting of snipe, golden plover & woodcock and why they will not introduce vicarious liability for landowners when their gamekeepers break the law.I would suggest you use the hashtags #BBCAutumnwatch or #Autumnwatch to voice your concerns as there is always a lot of interest on Twitter and Joe Public deserve to know the full story. Whether any individuals choose to do anything about this is another matter but it's very easy to retweet messages so it could spread the word and it keeps the issues relevant. They sometimes even get coverage in the 'leftie' press such as The Mirror.</blockquote>

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