The bird had been
satellite-tagged as part of a protection project
Police and the RSPB are appealing
for information following the disappearance of a satellite-tagged bird of prey
in Cumbria.
The hen harrier, named Manu, was
one of a nest of two chicks monitored and protected by the Northumberland Hen
Harrier Protection Partnership and tagged as part of the RSPB’s EU-funded Hen
Harrier LIFE+ project in July this year.
Manu’s tag had been functioning
perfectly until it suddenly stopped on the morning of October 18.
Data from Manu’s tag indicated he
had been in the same location near Denton Fell, on the Cumbria/Northumberland
border, for around three weeks.
However, the last signal was sent
from Blenkinsopp Common, east of Brampton, shortly before 10am and he has not
been seen or heard of since.
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