It's time to end Yorkshire Dales' reputation as 'one of the UK’s hotspots' for criminal killing of birds of prey

Campaign launched to highlight persecution of birds of prey in Yorkshire Dales

A YORKSHIRE Dales charity has launched a campaign to highlight the illegal killing of birds of prey in the national park.

It's time to end Yorkshire Dales' reputation as 'one of the UK’s hotspots' for criminal killing of birds of prey

A Yorkshire Dales charity is launching a powerful new campaign to tackle the reputation of the area for being a ‘blackspot for raptor persecution’.

‘Eyes on the Skies’ – new campaign to raise awareness of raptor persecution in the Yorkshire Dales National Park

Following the recent collapse of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Bird of Prey Partnership (due to its failure to tackle crimes against birds of prey), and the news that since 2015, 29 Hen Harriers have gone ‘missing’ in suspicious circumstances and almost 40 other raptors have been found poisoned, trapped or shot in the Yorkshire Dales National Park since 2015, including Peregrines, Hen Harriers, Red Kites and Buzzards, there’s some welcome ne…