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Hen harrier making sound steps towards salvation as dozens of chicks set to be released into the wild

James Fisher reports on a project helping save the hen harrier.

24 hen-harrier chicks have been reared and released as part of a ‘pioneering’ project to help rebuild the population of the endangered bird.

The project, titled the Brood Management Scheme Trial, is run in conjunction with the GWCT, the Moorland Association, the Hawk and Owl Trust and the International Centre for Birds of Prey; it is overseen by Natural England and is part-funded by the Wildlife…

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