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...Police questioned Britain's Prince Harry as part of an investigation into the killing of two rare hen harriers last week at the royal family's Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, England a spokesperson at Clarence House confirmed Wednesday. The prince, an avid outdoorsman, and an unidentified friend were nearby when the birds were shot, and press reports have suggested the two were the only hunters on the estate at the time...
...Fewer than 20 breeding pairs of hen harriers, a legally protected bird of prey, are left in England. Hen harriers are one of two birds on the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds' "red list" - a designation reserved for species facing the greatest peril. Harry's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, is a patron of the RSPB...
...severity of the offense could be tempered if the shooting is judged to have been accidental, but denying intent may prove difficult in this case. Hen harriers are distinctive looking - males are silver with black wing tips, and females are dark brown. "It would be very difficult to mistake them for a game bird," said John Clare, a spokesman for the RSPB...
...Clare added that while hen harriers don't generally breed in Norfolk, "this is a bird that is obviously very rare in England. We do not need them being shot." They are unusually reviled here, Clare said, because they eat grouse and other game birds, depleting the stock available for hunting. He blamed "systemic" illegal killing of the birds for their dwindling numbers, noting that England's habitat could support ten times as many hen harriers than currently exist...
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