Anger as pesticides are used to deliberately kill Scottish wildlife
Some 36 out of the 74 pesticide incidents were classed as deliberate and illegal attempts to poison animals, including the death of a golden eagle during 2009.
The figures, published through the Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme, revealed a buzzard was poisoned by slug pellets, even though the pesticides had been approved.
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Environment secretary Richard Lochhead said: "This report highlights the devastating impact that the irresponsible use of pesticides can have on our countryside."
Duncan Orr-Ewing, of RSPB Scotland, said: "The irresponsible use of pesticide continues to pose a serious threat to some of our rarest and most spectacular birds and wildlife."