By Kloe
Hackett
POLICE seized an illegal trap used to
catch wild birds.
The officers were called to a park in
Wickford to deal with the large metal illegal device.
They have not revealed where the park
is in the town.
A spokesman for Basildon Community
Policing Team posted on Facebook: “Today, we have seized a device used in the
illegal trapping of wild finches.
“This was located in the Wickford area.
“Please make us aware if you see any
similar devices.
“Possession or control of a wild bird
is an offence.
“Anybody possessing wild birds is
obliged to show, on a balance of probabilities, that their possession is
lawful.
“Finches listed on Part I Schedule 3 of
the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 can only be legally sold if they have
been bred in captivity from lawfully held parent birds, and if they are fitted
with Government approved close-rings.”
A wildlife charity conservationist has
blasted the illegal bird catchers.
Macbraden Bones, 48, Essex Wildlife
Trust landscape conservationist area officer for the south east, said: “I have
never heard or come across this before.
“This is the first time I have heard of
this and have not seen a problem like this in our area.
“I am stunned by this, there are a
number of concerns with this.
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