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Former gamekeeper sentenced after killing protected bird of prey with a stick

North Yorkshire Police said RSPB covert cameras had shown Thomas Munday entering a cage trap and striking a common buzzard with a stick, killing it, then tossing it into the front of an all-terrain vehicle and leaving

Chris Brayford
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North Yorkshire Police's Rural Taskforce Inspector Mark Earnshaw said: "In the UK, all wild birds are protected by law. As this case shows, we will take robust and effective action to identify perpetrators and put them before the courts."
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North Yorkshire Police's Rural Taskforce Inspector Mark Earnshaw said: "In the UK, all wild birds are protected by law. As this case shows, we will take robust and effective action to identify perpetrators and put them before the courts."

A man has been fined more than £800 after beating a protected wild bird to death with a stick. North Yorkshire Police said Thomas Munday, a former gamekeeper at an estate near Malton, was sentenced...

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