North Yorkshire Police are investigating after incident in which bird appears to have been shot . A member of the public was walking on a footpath near Belford Lane, Kirkby Malzeard, on 13 April 2020 when they found an injured buzzard. After seeking expert help, the bird was caught and taken to a local vet […]

Three red kites have been shot and killed, with police and the RSPB launching an investigation into the killings. The bodies of the three protected red kites were discovered in the Tregynon area, near Newtown, on Sunday evening (19th April 2020). A villager was out walking with her family when she found two of the […]

Police Scotland can confirm that a 64-year-old man has been charged with a number of wildlife crime offences in the Stewartry area of Dumfries and Galloway.   Extensive investigations have been ongoing into the deaths of upwards of 20 birds of prey and other wild birds in the Springholm area near Castle Douglas between 2018 […]

Derbyshire Police are appealing for witnesses after a Peregrine Falcon was found injured in Belper on 4th March 2020. The bird was taken to local vets on but died following surgery. We’re now appealing for information about how the Falcon became injured. Sergeant James Shirley from Derbyshire Constabulary’s rural crime team said: “The Peregrine Falcon was […]

A man who killed a protected sparrowhawk in his neighbour’s garden, using a catapult, has been spared jail but handed a fine of over £800. Yovanis Cruz, of Copsey Grove, Portsmouth, appeared at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court today (25 February 2020) facing 1 charge of intentionally killing a wild bird contrary to the Wildlife and Countryside […]