Hen harrier 'brood management' plan faces crowdfunded legal challenge

Campaign against plan to remove chicks from their nests and rear them in captivity raises ?25,000 in four daysA controversial plan to remove the chicks of endangered birds from their nests and rear them in captivity could be challenged in the high court after a crowdfunded campaign raised ?25,000 in four days.Wildlife campaigner and author Mark Avery is leading an application for a judicial review of the hen harrier "brood management" plan, in which chicks will be raised in captivity and released into the wild. Continue reading...