Britain’s countryside is dominated by bullies – as Chris Packham has found

15th August 2019 George Monbiot People who challenge shooting, hunting and the destruction of wildlife are too often treated like vermin. I’ve often thought, watching the felling of ancient trees, the slaughter of wildlife and the stripping of topsoil: “I love this land more than the owner does.” While there are plenty of careful landowners, …

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‘Ruthless cull’: Hundreds of thousands of animals being killed on private estates to protect grouse shooting, Chris Packham says

31st July 2019 Foxes, stoats, weasels and mountain hares ‘ruthlessly’ targeted alongside illegal killings of protected species, says TV presenter. Hundreds of thousands of animals including foxes, weasels and stoats are being legally killed in the UK to protect grouse moors, naturalist and TV presenter Chris Packham has claimed. Packham was speaking to The Independent …

Gamekeeper admits wildlife crime spree at Borders estate

24 July 2019 A wildlife expert has told Jedburgh Sheriff Court how he found more protected species lying dead in a Borders wood than he had seen in any small area in his 40-year career. Alan Wilson pleaded guilty to shooting dead badgers, an otter, goshawks and buzzards as well as using 23 illegal snares …

Gamekeeper killed protected birds, badger and otter

Further to the news yesterday that Scottish gamekeeper Alan Wilson, 60, had pleaded guilty to nine of the 12 charges of wildlife crime against him (see here), here is some further detail. https://raptorpersecutionscotland.wordpress.com/2019/07/23/convicted-scottish-gamekeeper-alan-wilson-his-litany-of-wildlife-crimes/

Chris Packham’s fury at ‘out of control’ illegal killing of birds of prey in UK

Please watch the video in this news article. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/chris-packhams-fury-out-control-18296411

Norfolk man pleads not guilty to possessing protected birds and traps

11th July 2019 Aaron Cole, 31, appeared at Norwich Magistrates Court on Thursday (July 11) where he pleaded not guilty to possessing live or dead schedule 1 live birds, namely a chaffinch and five goldfinches, contrary to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Cole, of Common Road, Gissing, also denied three other offences, including possessing …

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Huntsman accused of cruelty denies using fox cubs to ‘blood’ hounds

6th June 2019 A SENIOR huntsman accused of animal cruelty offences has told a court he decided to kill two fox cubs with the blunt end of an axe due to an impending Defra inspection. Paul Oliver, the former master of hounds with the South Herefordshire Hunt, denies claims that he "fed" live foxes to …

Fox cub cruelty accused’s Land Rover tracked to two ‘dug out’ sites, court told

31st May 2019 Fox cub cruelty accused’s Land Rover tracked to two ‘dug out’ sites, court told A Land Rover linked to hunting kennels where live fox cubs were allegedly thrown to the hounds was tracked to two areas of disturbed ground, a court has heard. Prosecutors allege that the vehicle, belonging to terrierman Nathan …

Huntsman among three people facing fox cub cruelty claims

30th May 2019 A hunt’s master of hounds was caught by a covert camera as he prepared to feed live fox cubs to his dogs, a court has heard. Birmingham Magistrates’ Court was told Paul Oliver, who worked for the South Herefordshire Hunt, claimed to have used an axe to kill foxes but denied throwing …