Patterns of satellite tagged hen harrier disappearances suggest widespread illegal killing on British grouse moors

Patterns of satellite tagged hen harrier disappearances suggest widespread illegal killing on British grouse moors

Tackling wildlife crimes requires determining their occurrence and distribution, but they are often difficult to detect. Here, the authors use hen harrier tracking data to show patterns of unexpected tag failure that suggest widespread illegal killing on moors managed for recreational shooting of re...

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Main Authors: Megan Murgatroyd, Stephen M. Redpath, Stephen G. Murphy, David J. T. Douglas, Richard Saunders, Arjun Amar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09044-w
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spelling doaj-25e17696dce4468cbb37c59d80e8c7a22021-05-11T12:22:44ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232019-03-011011810.1038/s41467-019-09044-wPatterns of satellite tagged hen harrier disappearances suggest widespread illegal killing on British grouse moorsMegan Murgatroyd0Stephen M. Redpath1Stephen G. Murphy2David J. T. Douglas3Richard Saunders4Arjun Amar5FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape TownFitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape TownNatural EnglandRSPB Centre for Conservation Science, RSPB ScotlandNatural EnglandFitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape TownTackling wildlife crimes requires determining their occurrence and distribution, but they are often difficult to detect. Here, the authors use hen harrier tracking data to show patterns of unexpected tag failure that suggest widespread illegal killing on moors managed for recreational shooting of red grouse.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09044-w
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Patterns of satellite tagged hen harrier disappearances suggest widespread illegal killing on British grouse moors
Nature Communications
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Richard Saunders
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title Patterns of satellite tagged hen harrier disappearances suggest widespread illegal killing on British grouse moors
title_short Patterns of satellite tagged hen harrier disappearances suggest widespread illegal killing on British grouse moors
title_full Patterns of satellite tagged hen harrier disappearances suggest widespread illegal killing on British grouse moors
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publisher Nature Publishing Group
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publishDate 2019-03-01
description Tackling wildlife crimes requires determining their occurrence and distribution, but they are often difficult to detect. Here, the authors use hen harrier tracking data to show patterns of unexpected tag failure that suggest widespread illegal killing on moors managed for recreational shooting of red grouse.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09044-w
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