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Death Toll from Ross-shire poisoning rises to 16! (1 Viewer)

Peewit said:
It had been noted to be 20 today when is it going to end :-C

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Kathy
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The skies of Inverness and the Black isles are devoid of Red Kites. Its beyond words.

One thing I have to ask though is this really a case of deliberate poisoning? Its just so many so quickly - I am wondering if a farm / storage area has had a leak of chemicals that have entered the food chain.

If it is deliberate, 20.....:-C Just going to keep climbing until they are all wiped out unless they get caught.
 
Ratal said:
The skies of Inverness and the Black isles are devoid of Red Kites. Its beyond words.

One thing I have to ask though is this really a case of deliberate poisoning? Its just so many so quickly - I am wondering if a farm / storage area has had a leak of chemicals that have entered the food chain.

If it is deliberate, 20.....:-C Just going to keep climbing until they are all wiped out unless they get caught.
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I had the same thought, farm chemicals or something, if not when if ever will it stop.
 
Update: As of yet the authorities have not stated what poison it was that has decimated the population. Farmers in that area are asking what the autopsy results are, so they may help identify the location of the the culprit substance.
 
New theory

I was sent this today by a contact whom I met on the Raptor Protest Rally in Inverness.
To be honest, I don't know what to think of it and seeing the specialist's name, even wondered if it could be a cruel hoax. Yet it is published by a reputable newspaper.

http://raptorpersecutionscotland.wordpress.com/2014/04/18/raptors-being-killed-by-a-mystery-virus-not-by-illegal-persecution/

A local farmer has given an interview to the local police.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-27074309

The mystery deepens......................

Pugs1 said:
Update: As of yet the authorities have not stated what poison it was that has decimated the population. Farmers in that area are asking what the autopsy results are, so they may help identify the location of the the culprit substance.
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June Atkinson said:
I was sent this today by a contact whom I met on the Raptor Protest Rally in Inverness.
To be honest, I don't know what to think of it and seeing the specialist's name, even wondered if it could be a cruel hoax. Yet it is published by a reputable newspaper.

http://raptorpersecutionscotland.wordpress.com/2014/04/18/raptors-being-killed-by-a-mystery-virus-not-by-illegal-persecution/

A local farmer has given an interview to the local police.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-27074309

The mystery deepens......................
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June,

The first link is somebody having a laugh, the article is based around sarcasm.
 
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