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Stop the magpie cull

The Songbird Survival Trust has urged members of the public to trap and kill magpies because they blame them for taking the eggs of songbirds. Says wildlife expert, Chris Packham: 'The truth is that no scapegoats are required to explain the horrific reduction of songbird numbers. It is all our fault. We have levelled and poisoned the landscape in our drive for cheap food and when the refugees fled to the cities we decked and concreted over our gardens.' (The Guardian, 20 April 2009)

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