A researcher with the butterfly protection organisation De Vlinderstichting has received death threats over a report into pesticides found in Natura 2000 areas. According to the foundation, the threat was sent to the scientist’s home address and has been reported to the police. “For security reasons, the original post and the report were taken offline,” the group said in a statement. The study measured the presence of pesticides in Natura 2000 areas, a network of vulnerable EU-protected environments. Regulations to...
It pays to send death threats apparently.