Helena Horton is an environment reporter for the Guardian.
And knows her subject about as well as all other 'Guardian' experts, clearly...
Two of these giants have now been found dead on estates in Dorset and Sussex.
While the cause of death has not been established, the multi-agency police investigation suggests that foul play could have been involved.
That's what an investigation is for - it doesn't actually mean anything in and of itself.
Currently, officers are conducting toxicology reports, suggesting they believe the eagles could have been poisoned.
As a famous screen lawyer once pointed out 'It doesn't matter what I believe, it matters what I can prove...'
Unless those who own estates are properly held to account for poisoned birds found on their land – perhaps having their shooting licences suspended until they can get a handle on crimes occurring under their noses – this will likely keep happening.
There's no automatic connection whatsoever between a landowner and a dead poisoned bird just because it happens to be found on that land.
Birds fly, Helen. You did know that, didn't you?
3 comments:
And how many of the giant bird mincers er wind turbines do they have in that area? After all they are well known for killing birds. bats and insects. So much for the green revolution!
So now I'm responsible for the fox which killed a bird in my garden? Typical idiotic Grauniad 'journalist'!
"And how many of the giant bird mincers er wind turbines do they have in that area?"
Good point!
"So now I'm responsible for the fox which killed a bird in my garden?"
You could always hire an eminent QC to deal with that..? 😉
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