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Armed police have joined the hunt on the Isle of Wight for a red-tailed hawk which has escaped from a private home and has been seen feasting on red squirrels.

Red squirrels are a native protected species, whilst the bird is an import from America, where it is also known as the chicken hawk.

Steven Hain, a falconer on the Isle of Wight, told Mark Mardell that the local wildlife is not designed to cope with a red-tailed hawk.

(Photo: red-tailed hawk flying across the sky. Credit: Getty Images).