North Yorkshire Police are appealing for information after a kestrel was found shot on Monday. The bird was found near the High Batts Nature Reserve at North Stainley, near Ripon, its wing shattered by shotgun pellets. It had to be euthanised by a vet.
North Yorkshire is one of the worst areas for raptor persecution crimes in the UK.
We’re impressed that North Yorkshire Police Wildlife Crime Officer PC Gareth Jones got the appeal for information out, in the media and on the North Yorks Police website, within 4 days of the bird being found. Really well done to him.
Anyone with information about this crime is urged to contact PC Gareth Jones – his details available in the following links:
Press release on North Yorks Police website here
Article in the Northern Echo here
Photo of kestrel hovering by davidchapman.org.uk
Raptor Persecution UK 
Well done to the police. Hope the prompt action pays off.
words wouldn`t work for people like the sort that kill any animal . the only word to describe these people is
scum bag