Three Red Kites have been found illegally poisoned in a blow to efforts to re-establish a thriving population across northeast England. One found near a grouse moor died from Carbofuran poisoning despite the use of the chemical being banned in Britain since 2002. The two others were found together and died as a result of poisoning by Aldicarb, a widely-used pesticide which has been implicated i...

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