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What a fascinating story. Prosecuting him seems like much ado about nothing, as it is pointed out that 80% of the falcons in the wild die within their first ye
by jstanley 8y ago
What a fascinating story.
Prosecuting him seems like much ado about nothing, as it is pointed out that 80% of the falcons in the wild die within their first year, and they do much better if captured into captivity. Still a fascinating story.
- pjc50 8y agoThere are really not a lot of peregrine falcons around, less than 2000. While it might be possible for one person to take a few eggs, if it's allowed and not prosecuted they will all be taken pretty quickly. There's a separate problem in the UK of commercial grouse moors killing birds of prey to protect their pheasants so they can be shot later by humans. Strange business.
- jstanley 8y agoSeems like the grouse moors and falcon smugglers could team up and kill 2 birds with 1 stone.