Please can you post a comment or send a letter about the article below, I have never read so much rubbish in my life. Gamekeeping is a way of life http://www.dailypost.co.uk/farming-north-wales/farming-news/2011/06/02/gamekeeping-is-a-way-of-life-find-out-more-55578-28805622
Gamekeeper fined £1,500 after admitting possessing a dead red kite
At Inverness Sheriff Court, a former apprentice gamekeeper was fined £1,500 after he admitted possessing a dead red kite. James Rolfe, 20, who was a gamekeeper at Moy Estate, near Inverness said he found the bird of prey in a trap set for stoats and weasels but picked it up put the bird in a …
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Gamekeeper pleads guilty to banned pesticide possession
An estate worker had enough illegal poison to "wipe out the entire Scottish golden eagle and red kite populations several times over", a court has heard. Gamekeeper Dean Barr, 44, of East Lodge, Clashmore, Dornoch, admitted possessing 10kg of Carbofuran. The insecticide, banned in 2005, was found in a farm building, used by Barr, on …
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Animal Aid on Countryfile this Sunday 29th May
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_shooting//2493// Larsen Traps Viewers of the BBC Countryfileprogramme on Sunday 29 May 2011 will see Animal Aid’s Shooting Consultant, Kit Davidson, being interviewed about a particularly cruel device used by gamekeepers for killing birds – the Larsen Trap. Animal Aid was asked to contribute to a video feature about Songbird Survival, an organisation connected with …
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Gamekeeper denies cage trap charges
A gamekeeper illegally used a cage trap baited with a live pigeon to catch birds of prey in Derbyshire, a court has heard. Glenn Brown, 39, is alleged to have operated the trap during his employment on land owned by the National Trust in the Upper Derwent Valley on various dates between April 14 and …
Conservation chief questioned by police after dead sea eagle found on his estate
The Scottish chairman of the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust has been questioned by wildlife crime officers following the discovery of a dead sea eagle on his estate. The rare bird, which was found on land belonging to grouse moor owner Alasdair Laing, was discovered by an off-duty member of RSPB Scotland while walking in …
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Gamekeeper in court
A MAN charged with illegally killing a wild bird is due to appear at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, March 2. Nicholas Parker, 41, of Main Road, Holkham, also faces a number of firearm offences. Norfolk Police said he was charged following an investigation into offences relating to the Wildlife and Countryside Act, which he …
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Magpies and crows will be trapped and killed in the first cull of its kind to protect songbirds. By Andy Bloxham 27 Jan 2011 The move could pave the way for birds of prey, including buzzards and sparrowhawks, to be culled in the same way. Songbirds such as the yellowhammer, corn bunting and skylark - …
Head gamekeeper charged with wildlife crime & firearms offences at Holkham Estate
The head gamekeeper at Holkham Estate, Norfolk, has been charged with a series of wildlife crime and firearms offences following a police investigation. 41 year-old Nicholas Parker of Main Road, Holkham, has been charged with the following: killing a Schedule One wild bird, taking game out of season, possessing ammunition for a firearm without a …
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Gamekeeper fined for planting poisoned rabbit on estate
17 November 2010 Lewis Whitham, 20, has been fined £800 reduced from £1000 after pleading guilty at Lanark Sheriff Court today (Nov 17) to planting a poisoned rabbit carcass on a country estate. Whitham, a gamekeeper on the Hopetoun Estate in South Lanarkshire, was caught after a researcher from Advocates for Animals saw him walking …
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