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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: megimoo on May 04, 2008, 10:39:17 PM
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Killer Ravens Attack Livestock
Deadly attacks by large groups of ravens on young livestock are on the increase, farmers have warned. Lambs, calves and sheep are being targeted across Britain, but especially in Scotland and Wales.
The ravens flock together to attack their victims in scenes which some describe as reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 film The Birds.
Even if the animals survive the attacks, they are left in excruciating pain. Ravens, which almost became extinct in Britain during the 19th century, are a protected species, but the rise in the number of attacks has led farmers to demand the right to kill them.
A spokesman for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Scotland said farmers who could prove their livestock was under threat could apply for a licence to kill ravens, but added: "We think that provision is adequate."
Johnny Hall, the head of rural policy for the National Farmers Union of Scotland, said his members had been hit hardest by the resurgence of ravens.
Recently the birds had become more brazen, he said, attacking adult livestock as well as the young.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1927212/Killer-ravens-attack-livestock.html
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Beware a murder of ravens.
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Beware a murder of ravens.
or An unkindness of ravens.