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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Scheme to protect hen harriers in England a waste of money, says wildlife group

A female hen harrier returns to her nest on the Glen Tanar estate in Scotland with food for her chicks
A female hen harrier returns to her nest on the Glen Tanar estate in Scotland with food for her chicks. Photograph: Nature Picture Library/Alamy

A £900,000 government scheme to “meddle” with nests of hen harriers is a waste of money and rewards those who kill them, a wildlife campaign group has said.

The claims are contained in a report produced by Wild Justice and released to coincide with the Glorious Twelfth, the official start of the grouse shooting season, on Saturday.

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