Both police and wildlife regulators have tried to run a string of inquiries into alleged wrongdoing at the Queen’s retreat in Norfolk, east England. But laws requiring cops to obtain permission before they enter have frustrated a series of probes.
was out shooting ducks with a friend. In the U.K., harming the protected hen harriers carries a six-month prison sentence and a $6,000 fine. But despite the warden alerting Natural England, who in turn demanded immediate action from the police, they were told no urgent investigation would be possible as officers would need permission to enter the estate. Harry and others were later interviewed by police, but no prosecution was brought after they denied knowledge of the shooting.
Many other similar incidents reportedly followed. Natural England and cops have also investigated the deaths of other birds including a tawny owl, a goshawk, and a red kite at Sandringham and on nearby land, but only a single prosecution resulted. In 2009, the estate was also given a warning about handling toxic chemicals after a protected sparrowhawk was poisoned.
Some incidents have even played out in public. In 2006, Sandringham gamekeeper Dean Wright pleaded guilty to injuring a tawny owl with a rat trap, with the bird ultimately being euthanized because it was so severely maimed. In October 2007, after the harriers were allegedly shot, a Natural England memo seemed to suggest that Sandringham was known as a hotbed of possible environmental crimes.
While refusing to comment on any of the cases of alleged wrongdoing, a Natural England spokesperson told: “We are determined to tackle the scourge of raptor persecution, which is why we work very closely with our police colleagues at the National Wildlife Crime Unit to investigate incidents and, where appropriate, bring prosecutions. Those guilty of persecuting protected species, deliberately or recklessly, should be subject to the full force of the law.
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