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Hereford & Worcester,2 mins

Worcester Cathedral peregrine chicks 'poisoned'

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Tests on the bodies of two recovered chicks found they had ingested something toxic. Millions watched three chicks successfully hatch in 2025 but all sadly died in May. The Cathedral's Biodiversity Advisor talks Nina Das Gupta through post-mortem results. West Mercia Police say their investigation into the poisoning has now been closed due to evidential difficulties.

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