Marc
Horne
July 16
2019, 12:01am, The Times
An area
of west central Scotland has been branded a “death zone” by Chris
Packham after dozens of birds of prey were killed there.
A hen
harrier that died after suffering appalling injuries in an illegal trap is the
latest raptor to die in or around grouse moors in South Lanarkshire. The
incident takes the total to 50 since 2003, but there have been only two
successful prosecutions.
The adult
male harrier had stumbled into a spring trap that had been set next to its nest
on Leadhills Estate. Its right leg was almost completely severed by the metal
jaws of the trap and veterinary surgeons were left with no choice but to
euthanise the bird.
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