The Scottish Environment Statistics - 1998

6. CONSERVATION

Table 6.38 Wild bird persecution: total number of incidents 1987-1996 Type of occurrence 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Total 206 230 349 269 321 354 386 394 348 259 Shooting and destruction of birds of prey 34 51 83 69 98 85 110 117 112 86 Poisoning 39 50 85 55 60 60 63 53 59 47 Taking, sale or illegal possession of birds of prey 23 36 52 41 50 50 90 73 29 12 Egg collecting 52 37 45 41 37 58 31 40 45 38 Taxidermy 3 1 8 6 5 11 13 11 7 4 Photography and disturbance 10 8 15 11 15 14 11 10 10 2 Import and Export 1 2 2 0 3 3 3 8 4 6 Selling of eggs 1 1 2 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting and destruction (ex birds of prey) 32 34 41 30 28 38 28 33 40 35 Taking, sale or illegal possession (ex-birds of prey) 6 7 9 6 12 18 11 10 11 3 Suspicious circumstances (new category 1993) - - - - - - 9 12 14 14 Miscellaneous 5 3 7 6 10 17 16 26 17 12 Source: RSPB