Harassed harriers’ nests destroyed - Olive Press News Spain

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A MAN has been arrested after destroying 18 nests of threatened Montagu’s harriers.

The birds of prey are a threatened species in Spain and build their nests on the ground, rather than in trees.

The nests were located on four separate farms in the Archidona and Antequera areas.

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Jon Clarke is a Londoner who worked at the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday as an investigative journalist before moving permanently to Spain in 2003 where he helped set up the Olive Press. He is the author of three books; Costa Killer, Dining Secrets of Andalucia and My Search for Madeleine.

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