Teenagers are filming attacks on badgers and hares to become wildlife crime ‘influencers’

Officer warn horrific footage of wildlife crime is spreading on social media as young men share their ‘trophy’ kills

Police seize two vehicles in Datchet connected to illegal hare coursing

The arrest occurred on the morning of August 18 by the TVP rural crime taskforce.

Salmon poachers target West Bay, police believe

Officers from Dorset Police's rural crime team teamed up with Environment Agency Fisheries Enforcement Officers in the early hours of this morning to check out reports of salmon poaching with spearguns in the area.

‘Distressing incident’: Deer decapitated and left on manure pile

Police Constable Kate Schofield, of the Rural Crime Team, said: “We are carrying out enquiries and would urge anyone with information to please get in touch.

Wiltshire Police urge the public to report suspected fox hunting by calling 999

In a statement, Wiltshire Police said: “If you see a fox hunt in progress, please call 999 and if possible provide the location using What3Words, and details of the numbers of people and dogs involved as well as the direction they are heading.

Mum's shock at finding headless deer on Cornwall beach while enjoying family walk

The mum from Falmouth said: "I came across a headless deer washed up on Portreath beach on a family beach trip and it [seems] unexplainable. It was relatively fresh as it had blood coming from the neck and no sign of decomposition. As you can imagine the kids were frightened and nobody seemed to know what to do with it."

Eastbourne man banned from keeping birds

A MAN has been banned from keeping birds after he cruelly kept a wild goldfinch, which later died, in a cage.

Gangs stream hare coursing on dark web

Mr Wilkinson said: "Hare coursing, which happens a lot here, is normally done by serious organised crime gangs and they bet tens of thousands of pounds at a time.

Poisoning suspected in death of three foxes in Pegwell

Police and the RSPCA have been notified after the suspicious deaths of three foxes in Pegwell in separate incidents.

North Yorkshire Police continues poaching crackdown

Specialist rural officers at North Yorkshire Police have vowed to reduce poaching even further with the help of tough new legislation.

Horrifying illegal poaching weapons found along River Trent

Cruel and dangerous weapons used to trap fish have been discovered along the River Trent in Burton. Water bailiff John Anderson said the traps are so cruel they maim and kill anything they catch. They also often end up catching waterfowl too as they stumble across them on river banks.

Farmers welcome tougher new penalties to tackle hare coursing

Norfolk farmers have welcomed the introduction of tougher new penalties to clamp down on hare coursing - a crime which "blights rural communities".

The punishment fits the crime for evil Scots gamekeeper who trained dogs to kill wildlife

The 15-year ban on keeping animals may even be seen as light, as this man should never be entrusted to keep dogs ever again. On too many previous occasions, similar offences have been met with a slap on the wrist.

Criminal Behaviour Orders issued after wild animals targeted

Three men have been convicted of hunting a wild mammal with a dog and trespassing in search of game in Arnold in the East Riding of Yorkshire last year.

Man sentenced over 'abhorrent' animal abuse after attacking fox with garden fork

Described as an “abhorrent” case of animal abuse, secret filming revealed Paul O’Shea capturing a fox with his terrier and using a garden fork to eventually remove it from the dog's jaws.