Sharkbait Productions is a new independent documentary production company set up to raise awareness of environmental issues and the conservation of threatened species and habitats in the UK.
We aim to produce high quality, hard hitting, people based documentary programming tackling subjects ranging from raptor persecution to threats to British basking sharks from illegal fishing, bycatch and disturbance from tourist boats.
Latest from the blog: Radio Tracking Red Kites
June 27th 2009
During June, Kevin helped fit radio transmitters to red kites in central Scotland as part of the long running study on the effects of the Braes of Done wind farm on the local reintroduced kite population. Between his efforts and those of other Natural Research Ltd staff, RSPB and the local Raptor Study Group, 14 transmitters were fitted to nestling kites in Central Scotland.
In addition another year-old kite was fitted with a radio transmitter. This bird was picked up poisoned on 2nd June suffering from the effects of having been illegally poisoned with Alphachloralose. This usually kills its victims by hypothermia and possibly the warm weather that week allowed it to survive. It was cared for by SSPCA and released at Argaty Red Kites near Doune on 17th June. The bird was in a communal roost with other kites the following night and remains in the area. The female bird, known as Blue/Black two red spots from its wing tags, was originally from the population near Inverness but had spent the winter in central Scotland. Lets hope that this bird survives to breed and is not a victim of illegal persecution once again.
Over the next couple of weeks Sharkbait Productions hope to film goshawk chicks being fitted with leg rings at secret location in South Scotland.
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