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Message: <blockquote data-quote="patmartin" data-source="post: 1237618" data-attributes="member: 25020">Ok,What about the female Golden Eagle found dead last year in the Borders, the autopsy revealed poison, the bird was found purely by chance by a walker in a game shooting area just as the guns were preparing for the "glorious 12" , do you think there could be some kind of conspiracy behind it all.I have mentioned before how much time I spend on the uplands and I very rarely come across birders unless I'm in the area of a species specific site, I come across Gamekeepers most days. The chances of  finding a dead raptor in the uplands is very slim, the chance of catching a gamekeeper or anybody for that matter commiting a crime against wildlife is extremely slim.Me personally, I've got two weeks off from Wednesday and I'll be spending a good part of it trudging the uplands of Northumberland, you never know one day they might be unlucky and I might have a lucky day. Regards, Pat</blockquote>