River clean-up man's plea to anglers after sad discovery of dead kingfisher tangled in discarded line

                                            

Tangled up in a fishing line - the perished kingfisher

 

WATERWAYS clean-up activist Jim Elliott has today been anguished after discovering the corpse of a kingfisher apparently killed  by an irresponsibly discarded fishing line.

Jim spends his working day clearing litter from the  River Freshney in Grimsby and other watercourses in North East Lincolnshire has made 

His favoured mode of transport is a 16ft canoe into which he lifts rubbish both large and small.

Locally, he is known as the Canoe River Cleaner  which is also the title of his Facebook page.

Today, the married father-of-three posted the following: "While on a routine tidy-up of the beautiful River Freshney, I came across one of the most upsetting sights since I started my efforts: a male Kingfisher tragically caught in discarded fishing wire, leading to its untimely death.

"This is clearly NOT the work of responsible anglers who respect nature and understand that they share the river with other wildlife. 

"I laid this stunning bird to rest on the bank along which it once flew."

Jim has asked his followers to share the word, especially among anglers, of his sad encounter.

"Some people need to be reminded  that carelessness and disregard for the environment cause unnecessary suffering.

"Let's work together to protect the wildlife that makes our rivers so special.

"Gutted - but we move forward."

                                      

Discovery of dead kingfisher really upset the Canoe River Cleaner