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The government has officially confirmed the removal of these raptors from the protected list to restore balance to our songbird populations. We are now monitoring the regulatory transition to ensure the policy shift is implemented immediately as promised. Thank you for maintaining the pressure required to reach this outcome.

September 22, 2009

Save and Protect British Song birds Society

Save and Protect British Song birds Society

🏆 Won — 267 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 17 years, 2 months ago
Due to gross mismanagement by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) we have seen a catastrophic decline in our native British song bird populations in the last three decades, the latest such casualty being the essentially 'British' cuckoo which has now been added to the endangered list. The major cause of this decline has been the overpopulation of the sparrow hawk, goshawk and peregrine falcon, permitted by the protection policy of the RSPB together with its persistent 'seeding' of peregrines in major cities throughout the country. These birds have no natural predator other than man, and must be controlled to protect our songbirds. We therefore ask the government, the RSPB and its Patroness her majesty the Queen to remove these predators from the endangered lists. NB. Parliament's Private Member's Bill of 1954 (Lady Tweedsmuir) promised to lift protection of these raptors after five years. That promise has been reneged on for well over fifty years now.This will be handed to the prime minister and the Patron of the R.S.P.B and R.P.R.A her Majesty the Queen

Updates

August 1, 2009

The petition reached 250 signatures this morning. I am finalizing the formal letter to the Prime Minister and the Office of the Queen to request a review of current raptor protection policies. I have also submitted a briefing document to the local press to initiate formal coverage of our position.

Reached 250 supporters

July 30, 2009

Reached 100 supporters

June 29, 2009

7 Comments

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Julie jones
11 years ago Featured

Sick of the over population of birds of prey against the decline of the smaller garden birds

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Julie jones
11 years ago Featured

Sick of the over population of birds of prey against the decline of the smaller garden birds

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Brian Todd
17 years ago Featured

Get the magpies too while you are at it. Terrible pests.

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Susan Gordon
17 years ago Featured

WHERE HAVE ALL THE SPARROWS GONE? RSPB cares more about the killers than the victims.

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Dave Stevens
17 years ago Featured

Too many hawks in my garden every single day. My bird feeder is a snack bar for them and it needs to stop.

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Gary Medina
17 years ago Featured

Saw a peregrine take a pigeon right off the roof yesterday. enough is enough.

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Denise Richardson
12 years ago

Please include Magpies in this list to be culled