On Monday (16th January 2023), Suffolk Police found five dead juvenile Goshawks dumped at the edge of the King’s Forest, just south of Thetford. X-rays revealed all five contained shotgun pellets (see here for details).
A £5,000 reward for information leading to a conviction was launched by the RSPB, swiftly followed by another £5,000 contributed by Wild Justice (here).
The following day the bird news service Rare Bird Alert launched a crowdfunder to increase the reward (here) and so far this has raised over £4,000, meaning the total reward on offer at the moment is £14,070.
If you’d like to contribute to the reward, please visit the crowdfunder here.
If you have any information about this appalling crime, please call Suffolk Police on 101 and quote crime reference 37/3027/23. Alternatively, you can provide anonymous information via the RSPB’s dedicated Raptor Crime Hotline on 0300 999 0101.
