10:11, 12 AUGUST 2015
The young female hen harrier, part of the Langholm Moor Demonstration Project, was killed by a gunshot in a remote moorland in South Lanarkshire.
John Wright Hen Harrier, Annie, with her tag.
A rare bird of prey has been shot and killed.
The young female hen harrier had been fitted with a satellite transmitter as a chick as part of the Langholm Moor Demonstration Project.
After extensive searching, RSPB Scotland Investigations staff, liaising with Police Scotland and Natural England, recovered the body of the bird from a remote moorland in South Lanarkshire.
It was sent to the SAC Veterinary Centre laboratory near Edinburgh where it was confirmed that it had been killed by a gunshot.
RSPB Scotland yesterday appealed for information on the crime.
Director Stuart Housden said: “It is little wonder these magnificent raptors continue to be absent from large areas of our uplands.
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