Cull the Killing

Red Grouse (Richard Crossley, from http://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Red_Grouse_from_the_Crossley_ID_Guide_Britain_and_Ireland.jpg)

Shooting Conservation versus Ecological Conservation

“Who hasn’t dreamed of standing in a grouse butt, waiting for coveys of birds skimming like miniature brown missiles over the horizon?” Missiles?

The persecution of hen harriers, other birds of prey, and other wild animals, by land managers whose aim is to breed birds for shooting, is increasingly attracting attention