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1 RURAL LIFE Wednesday,Augus(27,2014 lesday, August 27,2014 flLDLIFE TV star


f Chris Packharri ; (pictured) J * ; * joined children*


in Bowland taking part ' in the RSPB's Skydancer ■ project earlier this month *


- and surprised them with ■ the news it had won a


National Lottery Award. Skydancer works with schools and local com-


■. munities across the north of England to help save the hen harrier, England's most threatened breeding bird of prey. The project has won the


education category in this year's National Lottery Awards, the annual search to find.the UK's favourite Lottery-funded projects; after amassing 7,587 pub­ lic votes..*


Springwatch presenter


Chris joined children on the United Utilities Bow-


. Science could help tackle the deadlock be­ tween grouse shooting and conservation­ ists seeking to protect hen harriers on UK moorlands, according to a new study. • A f t f1® grouse shooting season began again, ecologists said a model could be '


land Estate for a moorland discovery tour, which aims *


■ to raise awareness of hen ■ harriers and ways they can . be preserved.


■ He said: "Saving hen * harriers is a cause very .close to my own heart


and I'm delighted that Sky­ dancer has won a National Lottery Award. Hen harri­ ers are beautiful birds but


: not enough people have had the chance to see one. "Today I had chance


to visit one of only three hen harrier nests in the country and join in with the children as they learned all about the bird. It's great to


* see young people enjoy­ ing learning about this


important part of wildlife ■ in their area and playing


their part in safeguarding their environment." Blanaid Denman, who has run Skydancer since it


be achieved where the birds could co-exist with profitable grouse shooting.


Led by Professor Steve Redpath of the University of Aberdeen, the study, involv­


CS developed to explore a possible compro- mise solution.


■ The hen harrier is a natural predator of .


the red grouse but the study suggests that under certain conditions a solution could


ing grouse managers, conservationists and ecologists, used science as a way to try and find a solution.


Together they agreed key questions they


wanted the research to answer, with ecolo­ gists then developing a model to explore a possible compromise.


;


began in 2011 ,' said win­ ning the award and being '


• "recognised nationally is an amazing achievement:


,


. "We.are over the moon ; that so many people have ■


• voted for us. We are high-1; lighting the plight of hen •


• harriers in England and ; .


• ■ providing opportunities for young people to learn : about the environment -J and wildlife in their local . :


. upland area at the same' time. National Lottery players should be proud of the difference their money is making." The achievements of


Skydancer will be cel­ ebrated at a ceremony to be broadcast on BBC One on September 19 The charity will also receive a. £2,000 cash prize to spend on its project as well as a coveted National Lottery Awards trophy.


® How. science could unlock the deadlock between grouse shooting and hen harriers The model showed that at certain


population densities, harriers can co-exist with profitable grouse shooting. This could be achieved using a simple approach, where when harriers breed at levels that have a significant economic impact on grouse shoots, the excess chicks would be removed from the grouse moors, reared - in captivity and then released into the wild elsewhere, the study said. The next step is for grouse managers and


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conservationists to use'the results of the model to agree on an acceptable number of harriers and then test the idea in a field trial, according to the research published *


in the British Ecological Society's Journal of’ Applied Ecology. * "The model suggested that across the


grouse moors of England there was room ; for70 pairs o f hen harriers at relatively low


cost for grouse shooting," Prof Redpath said.


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