Responding to today’s news that the prosecution of an individual charged with alleged wildlife crime offences has been discontinued, Susan Davies, Director of Conservation, Scottish Wildlife Trust said: “The public will be disappointed that the prosecution of another alleged wildlife crime has been dropped due to inadmissible evidence.

“This footage demonstrates that raptor persecution continues to be a problem, and that some land managers need to clean up their act.  We urge the Scottish Government to toughen their resolve in tackling these unacceptable practices.”