Event Brief
RSPB says protected birds of prey still illegally killed
Filed: May 25, 2026 at 9:03 PM ET
Summary: RSPB reports 921 confirmed attacks on birds of prey from 2015-2024, mostly on game-shooting land.
WHO: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
WHAT: RSPB says protected birds of prey are still being shot, trapped and poisoned, and calls for gamebird shooting licensing.
WHEN: May 25, 2026 at 7:35 PM ET
WHERE: United Kingdom
WHY: The RSPB says the killings are linked to gamebird shooting and are carried out to stop birds of prey taking young game.
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