Fossils have shown that eagle-owls once inhabited Britain, but were ultimately eradicated due to human persecution and hunting in the 18th and 19th centuries. Though a small number have made their way back here, eagle-owls are now classed as non-native by The British Trust for Ornithology.

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Some non-native species are protected under law, including the Eurasian eagle-owl, though their legal protections are complex. Eagle-owls are just one example showing firstly how wildlife can swing from native to non-native, but also how there is so much hypocrisy surrounding the topic of non-native animals and how they can either receive protection or be targeted.

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Here at Verify Humanity, one of our goals is to highlight the injustice surrounding the non-native narrative and the facts behind it.