Thief who abseiled cliff to steal peregrine falcon eggs is jailed for 18 weeks
Man, 34, jailed for 18 weeks after he admits disturbing the nest of a protected wild bird and taking eggs
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Man, 34, jailed for 18 weeks after he admits disturbing the nest of a protected wild bird and taking eggs
Christopher Wheeldon was filmed on a hidden camera stealing falcon peregrine eggs at Bolsover Moor Quarry in Derbyshire.
A drug-addicted tree surgeon, who was caught on camera abseiling down a quarry cliff face and stealing valuable peregrine falcon eggs, has been jailed for 18 weeks.
A man caught on camera raiding a peregrine falcon nest has been jailed for 18 weeks. Footage from 23 April 2023 shows a rope being dropped from above, from which Christopher Wheeldon abseils down and steals three eggs from the cliff-ledge nest before climbing back up. A hidden wildlife camera, which was monitoring the nest, had been put in place by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and caught the moment. Wheeldon, 34, had previously admitted to disturbing the nest, and was sentenced at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates Court on Monday, 15 January. He received an eight-week pr...
Christopher Wheeldon, who has been jailed, was caught on a hidden nest monitoring camera.