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Police appeal for information after peregrine falcon put down after being shot

A protected bird of prey has died after being shot in Glen Esk. Police said a member of the public found the peregrine falcon in distress on Tuesday September 3 in the glen, near to the hamlet of Tarfside, Angus. Animal welfare charity the Scottish ...

10 Oct 2024 at 16:27

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Peregrine falcons dive-bomb Chicago pedestrians to protect chicks

Pedestrians in Chicago have been warned not to venture too closely to the nest of two protective peregrine falcons who are raising their three chicks in the city. Chuck Valauskas was struck by one of the falcons along Chicago’s busy Wacker Drive. ...

02 Jun 2023 at 09:17

Man charged over theft of peregrine falcon eggs from nest in quarry

A man has been charged with two animal offences after allegedly stealing peregrine falcon eggs from a quarry in Derbyshire. Christopher Wheeldon, 34, has been charged with disturbing the nesting site of a wild bird and taking the eggs of a wild ...

08 Sept 2023 at 14:39

Scotland

Police appeal after bird of prey found dead in illegal trap

A peregrine falcon has been found dead in an illegal trap near a village on the outskirts of Edinburgh, sparking an appeal for information on any suspicious activity in the area. The protected bird of prey was found about 100 yards from a ...

28 Nov 2023 at 14:49

Peregrine falcons use ‘false attacks’ to tire out prey

Peregrine falcons use false attacks to tire out their prey, a new study suggests. These birds of prey trick pacific dunlin birds so they are easier to catch later in the day when they are tired or need to forage for food, according to an ...

11 Oct 2023 at 05:00

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