Show Notes
Over the past few weeks, environmentalists have been celebrating the release of six young sea eagles into Exmoor National Park.
Their release means more than 50 have now taken flight across England since their reintroduction on the Isle of Wight in 2019.
However, a recent investigation by the wildlife watchdog Natural England has found that some sea eagles, found dead, had ingested enough rat poison for it to have contributed towards their demise.
Dorset has been a particular hotspot for the poisoned birds.
On this week’s episode, podcast host James Agyepong-Parsons asks, why?
With special guest Bob Elliot, the CEO of the legal campaign outfit Wild Justice, the pair discuss the importance of raptor reintroductions and the reality of what it takes to launch a successful wildlife crime investigation.
Alongside sea eagles, ospreys in England are also making a comeback.
The RSPB Campfield Marsh reserve in Cumbria has become the latest home to a pair of breeding ospreys, marking an end to their century-long absence from the bird charity’s reserves.
Elliot explains why the return of large birds of prey is so crucial for England’s natural environment to recover.
The team also looks at recently released data giving an update on England’s ailing water bodies.
PLUS
The Clacton by-election
The UK’s ‘largest ever’ pollution legal claim…
And the airport runway, running away in the courts…
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