The RSPB has issued a press release warning that the future for England’s most threatened raptor – the hen harrier – is looking perilous as the species teeters on the brink of extinction as a breeding bird.
Early reports suggest that only one pair is showing signs of nesting in England this year, down from the heady heights of four known breeding pairs last year.
The reason? Well you already know it – persecution. For the persecution deniers, the government-funded report that spells it out can be found here.
RSPB press release here
Raptor Persecution UK 
Over 130 years of legislation [1880 Wild Birds Protection Act] millions of people mobilised and educated in favour of nature conservation and we let a species go extinct because of the crimes of a handful of well-connected ignorant thugs…Pathetic…So much for our world famous justice system.