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The queen has relinquished control of her beloved Sandringham Estate to Prince Charles amid the local wildlife controversy.
A protected species of owl was reportedly caught in a trap at Sandringham Estate – previously managed by the Queen.
The incident – which is under police investigation – was discussed by Chris Ship and Lizzie Robinson on the Royal Rota podcast.
Podcast host Chris Ship explained: “The Queen runs an estate in Sandringham, and it’s a working estate, as Buckingham Palace tells us.
“On this working ground, they have traps to protect game birds, pheasants and partridges.”
Prince Charles will take over the management of the Sandringham estate
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“These traps caught an owl, which is a protected species.
“The traps killed him and the police had to look into this whole issue.”
One wondered why Sandringham Estate did not use the more “human” traps – like the one in DOC which was approved by New Zealand Conservation.
Illegal traps have been found at Sandringham
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Mr Shipp continued, “There was a photograph of one of the owls that was caught in these traps, it’s called a fenn trap.
“Fenn traps are illegal, but they can be used for specific types of species.
“They can be used for squirrels, rats and stuff, but they can’t be used if they want to kill stoats and owls because they’re in danger.”
Royal family talk about conservation issues
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Other questions arise as the Prince of Wales prepares to take over his mother’s estate. And he’s already said how close conservation is to his heart and his fears for the future world his grandchildren will grow up in.
Royal expert Chris added: “There are a few questions, especially as the Prince of Wales is taking over the management of the Sandringham estate.
“We know how much he cares about the environment and organics.”
Prince Charles is heir to the British throne
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Where is Sandringham House?
Situated in Norfolk, Sandringham House sits on a 20,000 acre estate in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – so it is no surprise that Her Majesty enjoys being there.
It is located in the village of Sandringham, in the town of King’s Lynn – just a three hour drive from London.
Earlier this year, the gorgeous home hosted ‘crisis talks’ between the Queen, Price Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced they would’ be stepping down as senior members of the royal family.
According to Express.co.uk, the palace described the incident as an “unfortunate and isolated” event.
Given Prince Charles’ passion for conservation – even launching his own conscious fashion collection with Net-a-porter – we are confident the matter will be considered by the Prince of Wales in the coming months.
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