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Police appeal for information about tagged hen harrier missing from area of market town near Lancaster

Date of alert:
Thursday 18 May 2023
Crime Ref:
Force:
LC-20230516-0307
Lancashire Constabulary
A tagged hen harrier has gone missing and was last seen in an area near Kirkby Lonsdale, said police.
Police said on the Lancs Rural Police Facebook page: “Following information being received that a sat tagged hen harrier had gone missing, and the tag suffering catastrophic failure, we have been working with our colleagues in the National Wildlife Crime Unit to try to locate the bird.
"Today we have conducted a section 19 search, utilising tracking equipment, where the harrier was last known to be, this was in the Mallowdale area near to Kirkby Lonsdale.



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