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| Buzzards are protected by law - it is an offence to shoot them |
POLICE have launched an appeal for information after a Buzzard was fatally shot in Lincolnshire.
The bird was still alive when picked up in Grainthorpe, near Louth, on January 4, but it died from its injuries at Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue having previously undergone veterinary treatment.
If is an offence to kill or injure any wild bird.
Birds are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. It is also an offence to interfere with nests, or remove any chicks or eggs.
DC Aaron Flint from the rural action team at Lincolnshire police said: "I should like to hear from anyone who has information about the shooting of birds in our county.
"Please don’t think it’s not worth reporting - it very much is and helps us to build a picture of this sort of crime."
If anyone has information that will help with this investigation or similar offences, please get in touch by emailing aaron.flint@lincs.police.uk.
Alternatively contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at Crimestoppers-uk.org.
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| About to breathe its last - the mortally injured buzzard |
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