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Over 91,000 signatures now! Let’s push for 100k!
Petition: Stop the Guga Hunt
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend Section 16 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to remove the power to grant licences for taking Gannets on Sula Sgeir.
petitions.parliament.scot
February 13, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Over 91,000 signatures now! Let’s push for 100k!
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Sky News reports that the FIFA President has called for the lifting of the ban on Russia's participation in competitions. According to Gianni Infantino, the sanctions "achieved nothing" and only "increased frustration and hatred".
news.sky.com/story/fifa-p...
news.sky.com/story/fifa-p...
February 2, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Sky News reports that the FIFA President has called for the lifting of the ban on Russia's participation in competitions. According to Gianni Infantino, the sanctions "achieved nothing" and only "increased frustration and hatred".
news.sky.com/story/fifa-p...
news.sky.com/story/fifa-p...
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Will NatureScot allow the Guga hunt to take place again this Summer? Where a group of men travel to a remote Scottish island to bludgeon gannet chicks to death in the name of tradition/local delicacy.
Sign the petition to end it: protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...
Sign the petition to end it: protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...
January 26, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Will NatureScot allow the Guga hunt to take place again this Summer? Where a group of men travel to a remote Scottish island to bludgeon gannet chicks to death in the name of tradition/local delicacy.
Sign the petition to end it: protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...
Sign the petition to end it: protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...
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Want to hear something absurd?
NatureScot claims the guga hunt — where men travel to a remote Scottish island to kill gannet chicks — is “humane”.
Yet there is no requirement for filming, no photography, and no independent evidence of how the birds are actually killed.
NatureScot claims the guga hunt — where men travel to a remote Scottish island to kill gannet chicks — is “humane”.
Yet there is no requirement for filming, no photography, and no independent evidence of how the birds are actually killed.
January 25, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Want to hear something absurd?
NatureScot claims the guga hunt — where men travel to a remote Scottish island to kill gannet chicks — is “humane”.
Yet there is no requirement for filming, no photography, and no independent evidence of how the birds are actually killed.
NatureScot claims the guga hunt — where men travel to a remote Scottish island to kill gannet chicks — is “humane”.
Yet there is no requirement for filming, no photography, and no independent evidence of how the birds are actually killed.
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147 Hen Harriers confirmed 'missing' or illegally killed in UK since 2018 - most of them on or close to grouse moors.
Data extracted from reports by Natural England, RSPB, HSE, various Police forces, National Wildlife Crime Unit.
#RaptorResearch 🌍
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/21/1...
Data extracted from reports by Natural England, RSPB, HSE, various Police forces, National Wildlife Crime Unit.
#RaptorResearch 🌍
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/21/1...
147 Hen Harriers confirmed ‘missing’ or illegally killed in UK since 2018, most of them on or close to grouse moors
For anyone who still wants to pretend that the grouse shooting industry isn’t responsible for the systematic extermination of Hen Harriers on grouse moors across the UK, here’s the latest catalogue…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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More delays for trial of 87-year old man accused of 11 offences relating to alleged raptor persecution in Lincolnshire.
NB: Comments are turned off as criminal proceedings are live⚖️
New blog ⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/22/m...
NB: Comments are turned off as criminal proceedings are live⚖️
New blog ⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/22/m...
More delays for trial of 87-year old accused of 11 offences relating to alleged raptor persecution in Lincolnshire
A pre-trial case management hearing due to take place at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court on 29 January 2026 has been delayed. Brian Chorlton, 87, of Morkery Lane, Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire, was …
raptorpersecutionuk.org
January 22, 2026 at 11:07 AM
More delays for trial of 87-year old man accused of 11 offences relating to alleged raptor persecution in Lincolnshire.
NB: Comments are turned off as criminal proceedings are live⚖️
New blog ⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/22/m...
NB: Comments are turned off as criminal proceedings are live⚖️
New blog ⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/22/m...
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🚨Now closing on 90,000 signatures! The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed.
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
January 22, 2026 at 12:21 PM
🚨Now closing on 90,000 signatures! The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed.
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Brilliant to see one of Scotland's biggest papers The Herald cover this campaign to end the Guga hunt.
January 20, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Brilliant to see one of Scotland's biggest papers The Herald cover this campaign to end the Guga hunt.
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🚨WOW! The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party now has almost 75,000 signatures! Let’s get it to the 100,000 needed! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
January 21, 2026 at 6:41 AM
🚨WOW! The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party now has almost 75,000 signatures! Let’s get it to the 100,000 needed! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Let's get to 75,000 signatures before Parliament discusses the petition on Wednesday!
petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
January 18, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Let's get to 75,000 signatures before Parliament discusses the petition on Wednesday!
petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
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January 19, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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There is no excuse to travel to a remote Scottish Island and bludgeon gannet chicks to death in the name of ‘tradition’. It’s 2026, let’s consign this barbarism to the history books.
January 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM
There is no excuse to travel to a remote Scottish Island and bludgeon gannet chicks to death in the name of ‘tradition’. It’s 2026, let’s consign this barbarism to the history books.
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END THE GUGA HUNT. Share if you agree!
January 13, 2026 at 7:05 PM
END THE GUGA HUNT. Share if you agree!
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Brilliant to see more coverage!
Calls to end seabird hunt on Scottish island of Sula Sgeir
Hunters have travelled to Sula Sgeir, located 40 miles north of the Isle of Lewis since the 15th century, taking part in the annual ‘guga…
www.heraldscotland.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Brilliant to see more coverage!
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Gamekeeper Thomas Munday convicted after brutally clubbing a trapped Buzzard to death on a Pheasant shoot at Hovingham, North Yorkshire.
Press release and video in blog ⬇️
‼️WARNING - the video content is highly disturbing.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/12/g...
Press release and video in blog ⬇️
‼️WARNING - the video content is highly disturbing.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/12/g...
Gamekeeper Thomas Munday convicted after brutally clubbing trapped Buzzard to death on a Pheasant shoot at Hovingham, North Yorkshire
Further to last week’s blog about a gamekeeper being due to appear in court charged with killing a Buzzard on a Pheasant shoot at Hovingham, North Yorkshire (here), the case was heard today a…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
January 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Gamekeeper Thomas Munday convicted after brutally clubbing a trapped Buzzard to death on a Pheasant shoot at Hovingham, North Yorkshire.
Press release and video in blog ⬇️
‼️WARNING - the video content is highly disturbing.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/12/g...
Press release and video in blog ⬇️
‼️WARNING - the video content is highly disturbing.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/12/g...
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One of our resolutions this year is to end the Guga hunt.
January 6, 2026 at 10:30 AM
One of our resolutions this year is to end the Guga hunt.
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Call to action! Join Us to End the Guga Hunt
📍 Outside the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
🗓 10th January 2026 | 🕒 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
📍 Outside the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
🗓 10th January 2026 | 🕒 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
January 1, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Call to action! Join Us to End the Guga Hunt
📍 Outside the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
🗓 10th January 2026 | 🕒 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
📍 Outside the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
🗓 10th January 2026 | 🕒 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
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Join the protest to end the Guga Hunt!
Join us 31.12.25 1pm-3pm to help gannet chicks.
protectthewild.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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MP joins hunt sabs and calls for a proper hunting ban!
December 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
MP joins hunt sabs and calls for a proper hunting ban!
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Another Hen Harrier suspected illegally killed on a grouse moor, her satellite tag had been 'removed'.
Details and commentary ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/11/a...
Details and commentary ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/11/a...
Another Hen Harrier suspected illegally killed on a grouse moor, her satellite tag had been ‘removed’
Over the last few weeks I’ve blogged about a number of illegally-killed Hen Harriers whose deaths have been barely publicised by the authorities, but instead have been quietly entered onto a …
raptorpersecutionuk.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Another Hen Harrier suspected illegally killed on a grouse moor, her satellite tag had been 'removed'.
Details and commentary ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/11/a...
Details and commentary ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/11/a...
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What a load of crap
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
What a load of crap
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Sign the petition to end the Guga hunt: petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
December 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Sign the petition to end the Guga hunt: petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
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Quite right too!
December 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Quite right too!
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And then back home I immediately come across this. Sickening.
Hen Harrier found poisoned on a grouse moor in North Yorkshire.
Once again, details have only come to light through scrutiny of a spreadsheet - where's the publicity from the Police? This is supposed to be a national wildlife crime priority!
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/01/h...
Once again, details have only come to light through scrutiny of a spreadsheet - where's the publicity from the Police? This is supposed to be a national wildlife crime priority!
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/01/h...
Hen Harrier found poisoned on a grouse moor in North Yorkshire
I’ve blogged recently about a number of illegally-killed Hen Harriers whose deaths have not been publicised by the authorities (Hen Harrier ‘Susie’ who was found dead with gunshot…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
December 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
And then back home I immediately come across this. Sickening.
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If you see trapped birds or dangerous netting, send evidence to: [email protected]
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
If you see trapped birds or dangerous netting, send evidence to: [email protected]