Letters
Birds of prey
IN his letter regarding the Royal
Society for the Protection of Birds
(RSPB) and birds of prey (HAS, May
1), Alistair Mitchell says managed
grouse moors have more nesting
waders than the RSPB moorland
reserve in Cumbria.
As the RSPB does not engage in
the wholesale eradication of all
predators, by legal or illegal means,
it is logical that a moorland
managed by gamekeepers will have
a higher density of waders.
The aim of a gamekeeper is to
maximise grouse production, as
demanded by his employer, with any
other result a mere byproduct. The
RSPB will be trying to produce an
ecosystem with predator and prey in
a natural balance.
Eric Gendle, Nunthorpe,
Middlesbrough.
10:15am Thursday 8th May 2008
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