Badger killed in illegal snare near Northampton

Witnesses are being sought after a badger was found snared in a field behind Glebe Lane in Great Houghton.

Men fined for fishing without licences

Two men fishing without a licence on a Dorset farm have been fined a total of £886 - when the licences would have cost just £6 each.

Concern after dead otter found in Stanwick is fourth in a short space of time

Concern has been raised following the discovery of a fourth dead otter in a short space of time.

Yorkshire Dales: Police investigate hen harrier deaths

Police have launched an investigation after vandals killed four chicks from a rare bird of prey in North Yorkshire.

Appeal after five birds of prey shot dead in west Suffolk

Police are appealing for information after five goshawks were found dead having been shot in the west of the county.

'Hundreds' of fish killed as sluice gates opened at Harthill Reservoir

'Hundreds' of fish have died after entering a small stream when an unknown person opened sluice gates at a reservoir near Sheffield.

Man arrested and injured dogs seized in badger baiting investigation

Police have arrested a man and seized his dogs in an investigation into badger baiting and animal welfare.

Poaching offences across Northumbria halve as rural crime crackdown continues to reap rewards

The number of reported poaching offences dropped to 312 in 2022 – almost half the number from two years earlier.

Rural crime officers catch man with suspected stolen fish

Police and Environment Agency officers are stepping up patrols along rivers and water courses in the Boston area after catching a man with stolen fish.

Derbyshire police searching for pair who tried to coax swans into sacks with bread

When challenged by the witness the pair fled towards Whatstandwell. The Derbyshire Rural Crime team are urging anyone with information about the incident to contact them.

Lincolnshire: Hare coursing suspects in 4x4 blamed for crop damage

Lincolnshire Police said the incident was reported on 5 November, shortly before a dispersal order was put in place in the south of the county.

Man jailed for filming dogs killing wild boar in the Forest

A MAN who set two dogs on a wild boar in the Forest and filmed them killing it has been jailed.

Convicted Badger Baiter kicked helpless dog and kept animals in awful conditions

'These dogs were treated disgustingly by people who should not have been allowed near them,' said the League Against Cruel Sports

Yet another satellite-tagged hen harrier ‘disappears’ in suspicious circumstances in the North Pennines

Led by Wildlife Officer, PC Dave Williamson, members of the Barnard Castle Neighbourhood Policing Team, RSPB, the National Wildlife Crime Unit and Police Scotland carried out a search in an area close to Hamsterley Forest on Wednesday morning (November 2).

Bradford City player Kian Harratt fined for hare coursing

A BRADFORD City player has been fined for taking part in 'barbaric' hare coursing in the countryside.