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Police Scotland appeal for information after confirming poisoned red kite bird of prey found in the Ruthven area near Moy had traces of a banned pesticide in its system
By Ian Duncan
Published: 12:32, 16 December 2020
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Red kites in the wild.
Officers have confirmed that a red kite which was found dead in the Ruthven area in October had been poisoned with a banned pesticide.
Further searches were carried out yesterday, together with the RSPB, on hill ground near Meall aâ Bhreacraibh and Ruthven, Moy, in the northern Monadliath mountains.