New man to lead Lancashire wildlife crime fight A NEW officer has been appointed to lead probes into wildlife crime across Lancashire. Mark Thomas will now oversee wildlife issues for Lancashire Constabulary and will be based at the force’s headquarters in Hutton near Preston. Mark, 37, has worked with the force for 10 years, having …
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 …
Stop the Corvid Cull
The Songbird Survival Trust - several of whose most prominent figures own shoots or have strong shooting connections - has called for a cull on corvids (magpies, crows, jackdaws etc). This is despite there being evidence that these birds do not cause the deaths of songbirds as the Trust claims. It is reasonable to conclude …
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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Fife vet at centre of fox protest issues strong denial
A Fife vet has vehemently denied being "anti-fox" after furious protesters accused him of callously slaughtering animals. Dressed as large furry foxes, members of the anti-hunting lobby descended on the Eden Veterinary Practice to vent their fury at Keith Talbot. Mr Talbot was interviewed on a TV show after killing two foxes — something that …
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Vermin Patrol 2010 – Part 2
Hunt ban pair case delayed
Hunt ban pair case delayed Two employees of a fox hunt will have to wait until the new year to find out if they have broken the law. Derek Hopkins and Kevin Allen are accused of breaching the ban on hunting with dogs. Both Hopkins, 45, of Welham Road, Great Bowden, and Allen, 51, of …
Are you troubled by your local hunt or shoot?
Are you troubled by your local hunt? Are you concerned about the activities or threatened activities of certain hunts or individuals associated or connected with hunts? Are those activities, whether or not involving the pursuit of our native wildlife, likely to pose a threat to you, your family, livestock, pets or property? If the answer …
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Badger Protection League
In an unprecedented move wildlife rescue and conservation groups across the UK are banding together to fight the Coalition Government's proposed badger slaughter, and they have won the backing of some of the country's best known conservationists and campaigners - among them Sir David Attenborough, Simon King, Joanna Lumley, Chris Packham, Virginia McKenna and Brian …