Conservation of hen harriers in the UK and the conflict with driven grouse moor management.
Key Facts
Hen harriers are severely persecuted on some driven grouse moors
UK breeding population is a fraction of the habitat-limited potential
Brood management schemes aim to reduce conflict by moving harrier chicks
Illegal killing of hen harriers continues despite legal protection
Southern Uplands rewilding could provide refugia for hen harrier recovery
Welfare Considerations
Illegally killed hen harriers die from shooting or poisoning, causing severe individual welfare harm and threatening the entire UK breeding population.
What You Can Do
Support organisations monitoring and documenting hen harrier persecution
Advocate for reforms to grouse moor management to protect raptors
Report any evidence of illegal raptor persecution to the police wildlife crime unit