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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John S. Armitage" data-source="post: 3214176" data-attributes="member: 49772"><p>Persecution at its worst and deserving of all the extreme legal penalties that can be mustered if people are caught.  But when are we all going to accept this is a social problem, a power struggle with the Establishment ( who are largely the owners of grouse moors ) and who feel their "rights " are being squeezed by conservation!! They've no intention of accepting harriers!!!  And when is the RSPB going to become the campaigning organization of yesteryear and really take on the obvious villains of the peace. Perhaps now is the time?  I've just written a piece on my Blog ( <a href="http://www.birdingodyssey.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://www.birdingodyssey.blogspot.com/</a> ).  Please read it. We all need to support action , particularly after the Election results. Conservation and environmental matters are going to be very much poor relations in future I'm afraid  ( yes, I think I am actually afraid of what is going to happen to our environment and wildlife in the future!! ).</p></blockquote><p></p>