This in from the Police, in their own words. Ed
Police are appealing for witnesses after a buzzard was found dead on the Isle of Wight.
The body of the bird was discovered in a water meadow in the area of Lower Road, Adgestone near Sandown on Friday, March 30, 2012.
The buzzard’s injuries appeared to be consistent with gunshot wounds.
Protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act
The buzzard is fully protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which makes it an offence to kill, injure or take a buzzard, or to take, damage or destroy an active nest or its contents.
Anyone with information is asked to contact wildlife crime officer PC Nick Massey at Ryde police station by phoning 101. Mini-Com users can call 01962 875000. Information can be given anonymously by phoning the independent Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.
For more information about the police’s Country Watch scheme on the Isle of Wight, go to the Website
