Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey - but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitudeIn the trees beside the heather-clad, snow-smattered moorland is an elusive creature that to some conservationists is as mythical as a unicorn: a gamekeeper looking after endangered birds of prey."Two hen harriers coming in now," said Gary Taylor, head keeper on the Swinton estate in North Yorkshire. Taylor is sitting in a hide he built himself overlooking one of the country's best hen harrier roosting sites - in the middle of his boss's grouse moor. Continue reading...
Hen harriers' friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire
4. prosinece 2021 12:16
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Zdroj: The Guardian