News of another multi-agency raid yesterday, involving Devon & Cornwall Police, Natural England, National Wildlife Crime Unit and RSPB Investigations, as a follow on from the discovery of a poisoned buzzard in 2020.
Brilliant partnership working again, after news of a similar raid in Lincolnshire a couple of weeks ago following the illegal poisoning of a red kite (here).
[Photo by RSPB Investigations]
UPDATE 30 January 2024: Prominent Devon gamebird breeder due in court to face multiple charges after discovery of poisoned baits & poisoned buzzard (here).
UPDATE 9 February 2024: Prosecution continues against Ashley Game Farm Director Christopher Hodgson after discovery of poisoned buzzard, baits & other pesticide offences (here).
UPDATE 28 May 2024: Devon gamebird breeder guilty of using banned pesticide Carbofuran (here).
UPDATE 20 July 2024: Poisoned buzzard leads to discovery of multiple pesticide offences – Ashley Game Farm & Director Christopher Hodgson fined £40,000+ (here)
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Where ever and when ever we have enough evidence it would be good to see more of this. The more there is and the more publicity surrounding such raids the more the criminal element using poisons in our countryside will have to think twice about doing it.
Let’s hope this action will lead to an arrest.
Let’s hope it will lead to a conviction.
In the grand scheme of flying crows…..not that far from Wiltshire.
These raids are hopeful!