BY NICK PEARCE The photograph of a wing-tagged Marsh Harrier (below) grounded at Brighton Marina has renewed scrutiny of marking practices used on protected raptors. The bird bears yellow tags coded SN and MS—markers consistent with the North West Norfolk Ringing Group’s long-running wing tagging project, which has tagged over 1,000 Marsh Harriers since 2011. The practice is licensed and promoted as a conservation research … Continue reading Lumbered for Life: Raptor Tagging Cruelty