Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 14073

Birds of Prey: Rodenticides

Tabled: 13 November 2024
Answered: 19 November 2024

Question

Suella Braverman

Reform UKFareham and Waterlooville

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of secondary poisonings of (a) buzzards and (b) red kites.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Secondary poisoning of buzzards and red kites is often caused by improper use of anticoagulant rodenticides. Deliberate misuse is a criminal offence. Where wild birds of prey are killed illegally the full force of the law will apply to any proven perpetra...

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