Gamekeeper left buzzard to starve in trap

27 June 2012

A gamekeeper on the Perthshire Glenlyon Estate failed in his duties to inspect a crow cage trap, leading to a trapped buzzard starving to death. Jonathan Graham admitted to failing to inspect the trap every 24 hours, leading to the bird’s death. He was banned from using crow cage traps for five years and fined £450. BBC news:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-18616464.