The Independent - London, August 17th, 1996
What happened in Wales on the Glorious 12th? Not a great deal, and certainly nothing much at Pale Moor in North Wales. At the start of the grouse-shooting season, gamekeeper Craig Jones listened in vain for the sound of grouse - and other birds. All that could be seen were crows circling beyond the range of the shotgun he carried.
"The air should be alive with birdsong, including the rapid-fire call of grouse," he said. "But listen, there's complete silence."
Yet an unusual alliance of conservationists and field sports enthusiasts is working on a five-year project to re-introduce the red gro...
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