Hen harriers disappear from grouse moors in northern England
The RSPB says the birds, which can eat grouse, went missing near the start of the shooting season.
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The RSPB says the birds, which can eat grouse, went missing near the start of the shooting season.
A post-mortem found 'sickening' evidence that the hen harrier - of the UK's rarest birds of prey - had been decapitated while it was still alive.
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