By
Neil Athey,
Ribble Valley reporter
A
CHARITY organisation has called for better application of laws that protect UK
birds, after illegal persecution continued.
The
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is demanding more protection
for birds of prey after the latest ‘Birdcrime’ report stated that our native
birds are being prevented from recovering to their natural population levels.
The
RSPB received 15 reports of bird of prey incidents in Lancashire and a further
179 nationwide.
These
including the confirmed shooting of 34 buzzards, nine peregrines, three red
kites and a hen harrier.
The
report also documents 72 reported incidents of wildlife poisoning and
pesticide-related offences, including 23 red kites, nine buzzards and four
peregrine falcons.
These
figures are believed to represent only a fraction of the illegal persecution in
the UK, with many incidents thought to be going undetected and unreported.
Elliot
Lorimer, a spokesman for the Forest of Bowland, said that bird species will not
be able to last forever by being persecuted.
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