Glorious Twelfth - Profit vs Birds Of Prey

Are our uplands pristine wilderness, or are they intensively managed agricultural land? For there seems to be a struggle going on, one between conservationists and landowners, an age old war about who is best fit to look after the environment.
I had grown up believing the uplands of this country were a haven for wildlife, with a variety of different habitats supporting good populations of birds. However what seems to be happening now is that a lot of that land is being turned into industrial agricultural land, aimed purely for the benefit of grouse shooting. Red Grouse are now being reared like battery chicken, in this landscape, endlessly churned out for the business of shooting, for it is mainly the surplus stock that is used for sport. The way these places are managed, there seems to be no difference between these lands and those of the agricultural country of the south. It seems man can and will cultivate any piece of land.
The problem is that as a result of this upland industrialisation all wildlife not part of this operation are deemed surplus, and in the case of birds of prey actively persecuted. Vast areas of habitat which are suitable for birds of prey are now empty and bird of prey numbers have crashed. Birds of prey are seen as a problem, and as a result are being exterminated. This is also the case of mountain hares, where large scale culling is taken place and will be in larger numbers in the future.
What is shocking is that nothing is being done about it. Even when all evidence points to illegal persecution the case is often waved away in court. People are getting away with terrible crimes. The Scottish government is supposed to be left leaning, but in this area of the environment panders to the rich landowners. And as the rich control the law nothing will ever be done about it.
What is to be done? There are still large areas of habitats left, but a lot of moorland wildlife populations are crashing. The problem is that the only people who can change this are the landowners themselves. Any top down form of law is difficult to enforce in the uplands of Scotland. So unless any major change of heart happens, the uplands will continue to become degraded and many species will disappear across large stretches of countryside, until there is only one left - the Red Grouse.