Police are trying to track down a man who was caught on video trapping a protected bird of prey in a cage, killing it and removing its body.
Wednesday, 15th July 2020, 5:28 pm
Updated
The footage shows the goshawk becoming caught in the trap
The camera footage shows a goshawk – a protected species – caught in a trap on Howdale Moor, near Goathland in the North York Moors, in the early hours of May 2.
Soon after the bird is trapped, a man with their face obscured is seen deliberately killing the raptor and removing its body in a bag.
The crime took place within the National Park boundary. The North York Moors are one of the UK’s black spots for raptor persecution. The area is home to a large number…
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