POLICE are investigating the death of a sea eagle.
An organization called Raptor Persecution UK has reported that a white-tailed eagle, also known as a sea eagle, was poisoned with a “banned pesticide” at a hunting estate.
Sussex Police confirmed an investigation into the incident is ongoing.
“Sussex Police are continuing to investigate the poisoning of a sea eagle on private land,” a spokesperson said.
“The force does not consider there to be a risk to the general public as a result of this poisoning.
“This remains an active investigation with the Sussex Police Rural Crime Team which is being carried out with partners.
“Further updates will be given at the end of the investigation.”
White-tailed eagles were also reported in Pulborough last month.
In March, an investigation into the poisoning of a white-tailed eagle in Dorset came back “inconclusive”.
A post-mortem examination took place, which detected high levels of brodifacoum in the rare bird – a substance considered to be one of the most widely used pesticides.
However, Dorset Police said they were unable to establish whether it was deliberate poisoning or “secondary rodenticide poisoning”.
The bird was found dead in late January off the Dorset coast. The death sparked an extensive multi-agency investigation to find out what happened.
Following the examination, officers said they would no longer investigate the eagle’s death.
A second white-tailed eagle was also found poisoned at another location. Police were unable to release the location of the second eagle or the results of the examinations.
White-tailed eagles have been released in southern England as part of a Forestry England project to bring the rare breed back to the country after 240 years.
The program aims to release up to 60 birds over a period of five years.
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Source: www.theargus.co.uk
This notice was published: 2022-05-01 10:50:48
