Where the claim came from The claim that wildlife crime reports increased throughout Covid-19 lockdowns in…
Category: Driven Grouse Shooting
Predator and mountain hare culling on grouse moors
Comes from A Wild Justice Petition, which can be found here: Ban driven grouse shooting; wilful blindness…
How many wildfires were the result of managed burns escaping control?
Comes from During the recent Westminster moorland burning debate, in relation to tackling climate change and carbon release,…
Distribution of black grouse across the UK
This statement was made on Countryfile on 22nd March 2020, where the episode featured the conservation…
Has the number of mountain hares fallen on grouse moors?
A story published on the BBC news website in August 2019 claimed that the number of…
Are hen harriers illegally killed on English grouse moors?
A scientific paper published in 2019 used radio tags to track hen harriers and results suggest…
Are moorlands drained for grouse shooting purposes?
In August 2019, the Labour party claimed moorland is drained for grouse shooting.