North Yorkshire Police have issued an urgent security warning to the region's agricultural smallholders and livestock farmers following a highly unusual discovery on a farm holding. A local Wensleydale farmer discovered an active Apple AirTag tracker deliberately attached to the neck of a pedigree sheep within their flock. Rural crime specialists believe that organised livestock theft networks are increasingly deploying commercial micro-tracking technology to monitor the grazing habits, night locations, and movements of high-value livestock lines before launching targeted nighttime raids. Farmers are being strongly urged to conduct rigorous physical checks on their animals, ensure perimeter field gates are securely locked, and immediately report any suspicious drone activity or unfamiliar flatbed transit vans cruising narrow fells lanes.
Source: Richmondshire Today