The hen harrier and the grouse

Robert M. May
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Nature, 1997, vol. 389, issue 6649, 330-331

Abstract: The hen harrier is a scarce bird of prey which is today mainly found on moorland in Scotland, much of which is grouse-shooting territory. A population survey of the hen harrier shows that, because it preys on grouse, it is subject to severe persecution on grouse moors. This highlights a conflict of interests in conservation policy. On the one hand, the hen harrier needs protection; on the other, management of moorland estates for shooting has helped save large areas of the British uplands from overgrazing, or disappearing under conifer plantations, and the economic reasons for hen-harrier harassment are understandable.

Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1038/38605

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