A 47-year-old man has been charged over the killing of a goshawk on a Perthshire property.
Officers from Police Scotland alongside companions from the SSPCA and RSPB carried out a search warrant on an property close to Blairgowrie on Thursday.
This resulted in a person being arrested and charged in reference to the chicken’s loss of life
The incident occurred on Monday, February 12.
It is unknown which property the incident took place.
Goshawks are a protected chicken beneath the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Wildlife crime coordinator Detective Sergeant David Lynn stated “Police Scotland will pursue anybody intentionally focusing on Scotland wildlife.
“This multi-agency day of action shows our collective commitment to safeguarding Scotland’s wild animals.”
According to the Woodland Trust, the chicken’s physique is white and patterned with pale gray horizontal bars.
It is an allusive chicken however may be noticed in dense woodland – particularly in late winter and early spring.
The species practically went extinct within the UK by the top of the nineteenth century, however have seen made a gradual restoration attributable to reintroductions.
