Last week we blogged about the valiant efforts made by a farmer, an RSPB warden, a politician and a falconer/gamekeeper to save a stricken peregrine that was believed to have been poisoned (see here).
We heard yesterday that she didn’t make it. Her body has now been sent to the veterinary labs at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute for testing.
Raptor Persecution UK 
A tragic end considering the concerted effort to save the bird.
I fear, that with this incident, and all the recent problems with Red Kites and Hen Harriers, the conservation organisations in Ireland are going to have some serious problems with the farming and landowning communities. Including all of the problems nearer to home, there really does seem to be a widespread hatred for raptors amongst many land workers. As it was such a widespread project, I thought the RSPB Volunteer and Farmer Alliance would have successfully alleviated this through some light educational processes, but it appears not.