Woodpigeons and crows can no longer be freely killed in England

24th April 2019 Natural England scraps general licence to kill ‘pest’ birds after launch of legal challenge. “Pest” bird species such as crows, woodpigeons and jays can no longer be freely killed in England after the government’s conservation watchdog revoked the licence permitting it. The move by Natural England came after a challenge to the …

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Info on how to help stop the badger culls

Updated briefing note for 2016 ###################### Badger Cull 2016 (Gloucestershire) Briefing, Parts 1, 2 & 3 This is a working document which is updated regularly. The cull is about to start very soon and be rolled out to areas with contiguous boundaries to the Gloucestershire cull zone. People and resources are needed in ALL zones …

Windsor ‘wildlife massacre’: 7,000 animals killed in just ONE year on the royal estate – Mirror Online

Feb 23, 2014 17:28 Figures show that the Crown Estate's 'vermin control' methods wiped out 1,161 rabbits, 118 parakeets, 28 hares and nine moles An animal welfare campaign group has slammed a 'Windsor wildlife massacre' after figures showed more than 7,000 animals were killed on the royal estate in just a single year. The staggering …

Devon County Council rejects badger cull ban

A bid to ban badger culling on council-owned land in Devon has been thrown out by members. Labour councillor Jill Owen had submitted a motion to the full council that it should “prohibit badger culling on its land, where it has the legal jurisdiction so to do, and asks that more research be undertaken by …

Bedfordshire hares saved for now as Cranfield Airport calls off tomorrow’s cull

AIRPORT bosses have cancelled a planned cull of hares due to take place tomorrow after it was felt they should carry out a study of the animals first.Tomorrow Cranfield Airport had planned to undertake a shooting of hares and rabbits on scrubland south of the site involving four qualified personnel carrying firearms.The cull was going …

Cranfield Airport to ‘cull’ hares following crash between a plane and a deer

Please complain to Cranfield Airport - airporthandling or call on +44 (0)1234 758114 and Cranfield University (General Enquiries) - info or call +44 (0)1234 750111 Thanks ########################################################################### http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/News/Cranfield-Airport-to-cull-hares-following-crash-between-a-plane-and-a-deer-27012014.htm Published: 27/01/2014 16:17 - Updated: 27/01/2014 16:31 Cranfield Airport to 'cull' hares following crash between a plane and a deer A THREATENED species of animal could be …

OPINION: £7.3m badger cull is most disastrous, expensive wildlife cull on record

By Dominic Dyer, Care for the Wild International In between taking calls from senior editors of national newspapers asking me if I could confirm reports that Environment Minister Owen Paterson was on a skiing holiday in France, leaving David Cameron to face the anger of flood victims, I spend some of my Christmas break getting …

Badger cull cost £4,100 per badger, claim campaigners

The cost of the badger cull pilots in Somerset and Gloucestershire has been put at £4,100 per badger shot, campaigners claim – and put the cost of a four-year trial at £19 million. Animal charity Care for the Wild almost doubled its previous estimate, made in October, of £2,200 per animal, and now puts the …

GREAT NEWS – Gloucestershire badger cull to end as targets missed

The badger cull in Gloucestershire is being called off because not enough animals have been killed to meet targets. The licence has been revoked by Natural England and the cull will end at 12:00 GMT on Saturday, a spokesman said. An eight-week extension to the original six-week trial was due to end on 18 December. …

Bovine TB case confirmed in County Durham

AN outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) in cattle was last night confirmed in County Durham, sparking fears that the devastating disease could take hold in the North-East. Despite Government attempts to stop bovine TB spreading north, The Northern Echo has learnt that cattle on a farm in the Haswell area of east Durham have tested positive. …