A fresh front was in the war
between conservationists and shooting interests recently when a young
golden eagle disappeared over a grouse moor – the 12th to
have vanished over what has been described as a “black hole” for the birds.
RSPB Scotland spoke out after the
incident in the northern Monadhliath Mountains of Inverness-shire.
The charity pointed the finger at
grouse shooting interests, which are strongly suspected to have been
behind many attacks on birds of prey – including endangered white-tailed
sea eagles and peregrines.
Indeed, a young hen harrier
went missing from a grouse moor – on the so-called
glorious 12th of August, the day the shooting season began.
However, the grouse shooting
industry has hit back and has accused the RSPB of conducting a smear
campaign against it.
Like the guns booming over the
moors, the debate shows no signs of going quiet.
That’s why we’ve brought
both sides together to put their case. Here, Duncan Orr-Ewing of
RSPB Scotland and David Johnstone of Scottish Land and Estates explain
their positions in the great war of the grouse moors.
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