The sudden disappearance of a juvenile white-tailed eagle is being investigated by police.
The male chick was born in August 2025 as a result of a reintroduction and conservation project led by Forestry England and the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation.
The rare bird became the first white-tailed eagle to fledge in Dorset for more than 240 years and was satellite-tagged so the team could track its progress.
Police said the eagle arrived on the western side of the North York Moors on 30 April, but its tag stopped communicating overnight. Following analysis by the National Wildlife Crime Unit, the eagle’s disappearance is being treated as suspicious.