Overview
- A landowner found the buzzard on October 6 on a meadow east of Mechenried between Holzhausen and Mechenried in the Haßberge district.
- Toxicology coordinated by the state health and food-safety office and the LBV detected Parathion (E605), a highly toxic organophosphate.
- Police report the insecticide has not been legally sold in the European Union since 2001–2002.
- Detectives are examining a possible connection to a 2023 case where a Parathion-laced bait killed a dog, as the LBV notes multiple unreported raptor deaths and at least two dog poisonings this year in the area.
- Police in Haßfurt are seeking witness information at 09521-9270, and the LBV cautions that Parathion can harm through skin contact so suspicious finds should not be handled.