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by csense 2488 days ago
Strange they call it "illegal bird killing," not "poaching."
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Poaching is usually hunting on someone else's land. More about land use and hunting rights than illegal killing or taking is it not? Which is probably why poachers often get a far better press from history than burglars and robbers.

A gamekeeper or farmer illegally killing protected raptors is never described as poaching them. I'm not sure you can poach on your own land.