"If it flies, it dies": profit, workplace pressure and bird of prey persecution

Burnside, E, Pamment, N and Collins, A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9805-9091, 2021. "If it flies, it dies": profit, workplace pressure and bird of prey persecution. Journal of Rural Studies, 86, pp. 54-61. ISSN 0743-0167

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Abstract

Persecution has continued to negatively impact the density and range of many Bird of Prey (raptor) species, both nationally and internationally, despite existing legal protection. Departing from the relatively small body of statistical analyses indicating elevated raptor mortality in proximity to shooting estates, this qualitative study draws on in-depth interviews with retired (hence, free from employment pressure) gamekeepers. New insights and findings are unfolded into the nature and extent of employment-related pressures (from employers) to commit raptor persecution. The findings offer a new narrative in the discourse on the problem, revealing that economic, community and lifestyle pressures co-exist within the gamekeeping industry. It is argued that regulatory design and enforcement strategy and tactics should be mindful of these pressures in order to reduce raptor persecution in both individual criminal liability and vicarious liability settings.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Journal of Rural Studies
Creators:	Burnside, E., Pamment, N. and Collins, A.
Publisher:	Elsevier
Date:	August 2021
Volume:	86
ISSN:	0743-0167
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.05.016 DOI 1441653 Other
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Jeremy Silvester
Date Added:	28 Oct 2021 08:38
Last Modified:	24 Aug 2023 14:25
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/44525

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