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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nirofo" data-source="post: 1855503" data-attributes="member: 1854">I'll have a go at anybody who persecutes wildlife for whatever reason, it just so happens that keepers are the main instegators of wildlife crime in this country and until they are brought under control and abide by the law as it stands then I fail to see what solution can be achieved!  Unless that is you are suggesting we should appease the keepers and let them continue persecuting our wildlife under some sort of licence, similar to the one dreamed up at the moment by the Gamekeepers Association.  Did you know that they are trying to have licensing approved by the Scottish Parliament for kulling "Rogue Buzzards".  If we allow Fedra and the RSPB to have their way then the Eagle Owls would be exterminated, regardless of whether they are native to this country or otherwise.  At present they are protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1984. Where the waiters come into it I don't know, unless you are aware of them having been caught persecuting Raptors and using their tips to pay off their fines. nirofo.</blockquote>