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Lincolnshire Police investigates suspected bird of prey poisonings
Date of alert:
Friday 14 October 2022
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Lincolnshire Police
Lincolnshire Police's Rural Crime Action Team (RCAT) is investigating the suspected poisoning of three birds of prey in the Belchford area of Horncastle.
On 4 October, the team conducted multi-agency searches in the area along with officers from the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU), the RSPB and Natural England. Various items were recovered during the searches, which RCAT believes are linked to the offences under investigation. The offences include the suspected poisining of three birds of prey: two Common Buzzards and one Red Kite.
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