Fury as three protected red kites found dead after poisoning
RARE birds of prey from an award-winning Scots breeding project have been found poisoned.

Sea-eagle numbers soar to a record high
SCOTLAND'S breeding population of sea eagles has soared to its highest number in more than 30 years, wildlife experts have found.

Three quizzed over killing of birds on royal estate
POLICE investigating the reported illegal killing of two rare protected birds of prey on one of the Queen's estates are preparing a report for prosecutors after interviewing three people.

Fear and awe as sea eagles spread their 8ft wings and move to cities
BRITAIN's largest bird of prey is putting Scots in a flap after abandoning its natural habitat for towns and cities.

Minister vows crackdown on bird of prey poisonings
MICHAEL Russell, the Scottish environment minister, pledged to crack down on bird of prey poisonings, after a major conference on the creatures ended yesterday.

Free - rare bird the poisoners could not kill
A RARE bird of prey thought to have been poisoned was yesterday released back into the wild.

Estate owners: We'll banish bird of prey poisoners
SCOTLAND's leading rural estates yesterday condemned wildlife crime and pledged to banish members who did not do enough to uphold the law.

Scottish Borders 'too dangerous a region' for golden eagle to live in
FOR the golden eagle, an emblem of Scotland, the blue sky above the Borders is to become a no-fly zone. The wildlife crime officer for Lothian and Borders Police has said a spate of poisoning incidents has made the region too dangerous for the...

Let us prey
THE red kite is a magnificently graceful bird of prey, easily identified by its almost two-metre wingspan, reddish-brown colouring and deeply forked tail.

Lairds face new censure over poisoned birds
SCOTTISH landowners will be banned from their trade association if they are convicted of illegally poisoning wild birds as part of a nationwide move to crackdown on the crime.

Slaughter of the raptors
THE slaughter of Scotland's birds of prey is at its highest level in 20 years, according to an RSPB report to be published today.

Royal Mail backs birds campaign
A CAMPAIGN by The Scotsman to help catch people who are killing the country's birds of prey has received the backing of the Royal Mail.

Bird-poisoning landowners to be penalised
LANDOWNERS and farmers implicated in poisoning birds of prey face losing tens of thousands of pounds in state aid after the Scottish Executive pledged to step up its efforts to stamp out wildlife crime.

Sanctions to save birds of prey
THE recent deliberate poisoning of a golden eagle on a Borders estate is indication that action is needed to stamp out criminal attacks on rare birds of prey.

Where eagles (and their owners) dare
STOLEN bird of prey which was kept in a cupboard is nursed back to health and becomes first in world to fly alongside keeper's microlight



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