Responding to a statement released this morning by the Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA), Duncan Orr-Ewing, Head of Species and Land Management at RSPB Scotland, said: "We reject absolutely these unprofessional assertions of the SGA in today's press release concerning the case of the dead golden eagle found on Deeside in May 2012.
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Just read this on the BBC Scotland website this morning; - BBC News - Sharp drop in Scottish bird poisoning cases follows new crime legislation
I hope it means that the new laws are working!
Well let's hope so, but it's pretty typical of the gamekeepers to try and direct attention away from themsleves and really does show that there's a long way to go.