Patterns of satellite tagged hen harrier disappearances suggest widespread illegal killing on British grouse moors

Tackling wildlife crimes requires determining their occurrence and distribution, but they are often difficult to detect. Here, the authors use hen harrier tracking data to show patterns of unexpected tag failure that suggest widespread illegal killing on moors managed for recreational shooting of re...

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Main Authors: Megan Murgatroyd, Stephen M. Redpath, Stephen G. Murphy, David J. T. Douglas, Richard Saunders, Arjun Amar
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/25e17696dce4468cbb37c59d80e8c7a2
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Summary:Tackling wildlife crimes requires determining their occurrence and distribution, but they are often difficult to detect. Here, the authors use hen harrier tracking data to show patterns of unexpected tag failure that suggest widespread illegal killing on moors managed for recreational shooting of red grouse.