Patterns of satellite tagged hen harrier disappearances suggest widespread illegal killing on British grouse moors

Autor: Megan Murgatroyd, Stephen M. Redpath, Stephen G. Murphy, David J. T. Douglas, Richard Saunders, Arjun Amar
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09044-w
Popis: Tackling wildlife crimes requires determining their occurrence and distribution, but they are often difficult to detect. Here, the authors use hen harrier tracking data to show patterns of unexpected tag failure that suggest widespread illegal killing on moors managed for recreational shooting of red grouse.
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