Rangers seek public’s help after ninth red kite dies of illegal poisoning

A ninth red kite has been found dead from illegal poisoning in Wicklow, park rangers have said.

The breeding female, which had been nesting on a farm near Redcross, Co Wicklow, was found near Brittas Bay late last year.

It is the latest red kite killed by poison in the county, while there have been similar deaths in Kildare and a suspected poisoning in Limerick since the reintroduction project began in 2007.