Scottish grouse moor owners face mandatory licensing
by Severin Carrell Scotland editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#4WSXH)
Proposed changes would allow owners to be prosecuted or fined for harming other species
Grouse moor owners in Scotland face heavy fines or prosecution for failing to protect bird of prey and other species under new proposals to licence shooting estates.
An expert report for the Scottish government has recommended ministers introduce mandatory licensing of grouse moors within five years because of their associations with the systematic persecution of eagles and other protected birds.
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