At least some possitive notes on this endangered species in England ! :
Wildlife Extra News - Future for hen harriers looking bright in the Peak District
Wildlife Extra News - Future for hen harriers looking bright in the Peak District
Hen harrier breeding succes
- Thread starter vogelcommando
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2 Hen Harriers disappear 
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Wildlife Extra News - Two threatened birds of prey disappear without trace
:Wildlife Extra News - Two threatened birds of prey disappear without trace
adrian1963
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Sad news but why aren't Hen Harriers kept in OUR large allegedly UK wildlife supporting zoo's for breeding and then releasing back into the wild?
It's been reported that three have died (but this isn't independently posted anywhere I can find)
3 of the 5 Peak District hen harrier chicks already dead | Raptor Persecution Scotland
Hopefully the two remaining ones will survive
Probably because they aren't endangered globally-they are listed as Least Concern by IUCN as they have quite a wide distribution and they don't really need reintroducing here. There is an OK breeding population in Scotland and the birds are quite mobile-if allowed to breed in England without persecution they do so as they have (sort of) done this year-the English breeding population could recover fairly quickly without reintroduction. The problem is stopping the persecution that prevents successful breeding/kills adult birds at wintering roosts and reintroduction doesn't fix this sadly.
Tagging Scotish Hen harriers :
Wildlife Extra News - Hen harriers tagged in new conservation project
Wildlife Extra News - Hen harriers tagged in new conservation project