Natural England issued a licence permitting the control of up to 10 buzzards to prevent damage to young pheasants.
In a statement on its website, Natural England says:
"The licence is time-limited with stringent conditions and is based on the law, policy and best available evidence. It follows rigorous assessment after other methods had been tried unsuccessfully over a 5-year period.It is stipulated that the licence must be used in combination with non-lethal measures and only on buzzards in and immediately around the animal pens - not on passing birds.
These conditions are designed to make the licensed activity both proportionate and effective and we will continue to work with the applicant to assess this.
Killing wild birds without a licence from Natural England is illegal."
There is a petition with more than 10 500 signatures to suspend Natural England licence to kill buzzards.
Posted by: Wandsworth Gardener | Sep 19, 2016 at 02:54 PM
As an animal lover, this is sad. They can't even explain their reasons behind it. We're definitely going backwards with our relationship with nature. :(
Posted by: Gateshead Cleaners | Sep 21, 2016 at 03:18 AM