A new scheme to captive breed Hen Harriers and release them onto Salisbury Plain.
www.theguardian.com
So at one end of the Country we have Hen Harriers slaughtered left, right and centre and at the other end they are being hand reared and cosseted. Not exactly joined up thinking.
I have put this in "Conservation", because I think it is the best fit not because I regard this scheme as actual conservation!
Hen harriers to be bred in captivity and released on to Salisbury Plain
Raptor has not bred in southern England for decades – with only breeding populations found on northern moorlands
So at one end of the Country we have Hen Harriers slaughtered left, right and centre and at the other end they are being hand reared and cosseted. Not exactly joined up thinking.
I have put this in "Conservation", because I think it is the best fit not because I regard this scheme as actual conservation!
