Police appeal after birds of prey shot on North York Moors

Image: An x-ray showing one of the buzzards containing pieces of shot

North Yorkshire Police is appealing for information after five dead buzzards were found hidden in a hole in the ground on the North York Moors.

Following information reported to the police in April, officers attended the location below Fox Hole Crag, on the edge of Bransdale, and discovered five dead buzzards.

The bodies were then x-rayed, with four found to contain pieces of shot.

So far, eight individuals have been interviewed under caution in connection with the incident.

Enquiries are ongoing and if you have any information which could help this investigation please call 101 quoting reference number 12200063953.

All birds are protected by law, and it is a crime to intentionally kill, injure, or take any wild bird. Persecution of birds of prey is one of the five national wildlife crime priorities.

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