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MANCHESTER Airport has called off a bird cull in Dunham that was due to take place this week, after an outcry from nature lovers. Airport bosses put up notices at the weekend saying they would carry out a cull of a flock of rooks on Thursday. They claimed the work was necessary because a rookery …
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* Chris Packham * The Guardian If you see a single magpie this week, consider yourself the lucky one. Because the Songbird Survival Trust has called all bird lovers to arms. They want a magpie cull and they are not just asking farmers or gamekeepers to lock and load; they want everyone with a garden …
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A date has finally been set for the Scarborough trial of television chef Clarissa Dickson-Wright on hunting charges. Ms Dickson-Wright, of Midlothian in Scotland – who found fame as one half of the Two Fat Ladies – is accused of hunting hares with dogs and attending hare coursing events in March 2007. The offences are …
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From The Times Valerie Elliott, Countryside Editor Wildlife charities are in dispute over the role of magpies in the disappearance of songbirds from gardens across the country. The birds are considered vicious nest marauders by many supporters of Songbird Survival and the Countryside Alliance, who claim magpies snatch chicks and eggs. But the RSPB and …
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The League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) has dropped its private prosecution of four members of the Isle of Wight Hunt, which was the last hunt prosecution adjourned pending a recent High Court judgment. LACS has confirmed it will not be continuing with the prosecution against Stuart Trousdale, Liam Thom, Jamie Butcher and Malcolm Purcell from …