Appeal after cat is injured after being caught in banned trap

On Wednesday (26 October) a cat named Belle had become caught in a trap near to her home in the Harrison Way area of Lydney.

Luke Rix guilty of baiting wild boar in Forest of Dean

Police found body armour for dogs at his home and forensics uncovered videos of his crimes.

Grouse moor management in Scotland: Government launches public consultation

That illegal killing continues, as evidenced by this young golden eagle recently found poisoned on a grouse moor in the Cairngorms National Park laying next to a dead mountain hare that had been used as the poisoned bait (photo by RSPB Scotland)

Three men arrested on suspicion of trespassing in Wantage area

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of trespassing following a collaborative effort between two police teams.

RSPCA's warning after men caught digging at Wrexham badger sett

A member of the public alerted the police after spotting them on land at Cross Lanes on 30 August last year.

Police helicopter helps rural crime teams catch hare coursers

Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Kent police forces have reduced hare coursing incidents by removing the borders between their patches, which has made catching and prosecuting offenders easier.

Man fishing on Wye illegally is fined and has tackle seized

In a joint operation between Natural Resources Wales and Gwent Police, Kyle Moses, of Summerhill, Cwmbran, was seen by officers fishing on a private stretch of the river known as The Dukes Water near the Duke of Beaufort Bridge at Wyesham, Monmouth, on May 19.

Show of strength as rural officers target hare coursers

Together with Hertfordshire, Kent and Norfolk, the seven forces in the Eastern Region pledged a year ago to work across policing borders and launched Operation Galileo to do exactly that.

Prestatyn man posed with bloodied dogs he used for badger baiting

A MAN from Prestatyn who was photographed showing off his severely injured dogs after he used them to illegally bait badgers has been given a suspended prison sentence.

Police appeal to help tackle hare coursing in Somerset

Hare coursing is an illegal activity where dogs are used to chase, catch and kill hares. This is a serious problem in rural areas.

Lincolnshire Police investigates suspected bird of prey poisonings

Lincolnshire Police's Rural Crime Action Team (RCAT) is investigating the suspected poisoning of three birds of prey in the Belchford area of Horncastle.

NORTH YORKSHIRE: Poaching crackdown sees offences fall by a third

The report by the office of North Yorkshire and York Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Zoe Metcalfe highlights how since the launch of North Yorkshire Police’s Operation Figaro last year, 241 individuals have received warning letters and 41 have received Criminal Behaviour Warnings.

Fife farmer’s £2000 fine for damaging badger sett

The court was told Brown did this without any regard to the consequences of his actions which were uncovered when a walker alerted a local environmentalist to the damage.

Man who brutally killed two herring gulls before impaling one on a fence is jailed

Rural Engagement & Wildlife Enforcement Officer, PC Peter Baker, said: “This is an appalling case and I am pleased Johnston’s actions have led to a jail term. There is never any excuse for this kind of abhorrent abuse.

Poaching crackdown sees offences fall by a third in North Yorkshire

A problem-solving approach to tackling rural crime has seen the number of poaching incidents drop by almost a third in the space of a year, a report has revealed.