Suspected poachers abandon crashed car in East Yorkshire ditch

Poachers are believed to have abandoned a car nose-down in a ditch after it became wedged, police have said.

Lincolnshire Police's annual Operation Galileo launched in Leadenham

Police have warned hare coursing will not be tolerated in the county as they launch their annual operation.

Police warn hare courses that they are not welcome in Essex

Essex Police’s rural engagement officers are keen to remind would-be hare coursers and poachers they are not welcome

Poacher uses Godfather threat after he was caught in act at farm

An angler threatened to recreate the decapitated horse's head scene from The Godfather movie to terrorise a wealthy landowner after being caught poaching at a farm.

Stark warning as hare coursing season gets under way

Farmers and landowners are being urged to be extra vigilant in looking out for hare coursers and poachers and to report any suspicious activity.

Derbyshire man charged with theft of peregrine falcon eggs from local quarry

Officers arrested a man after receiving reports that eggs had been removed from a peregrine falcon nest at Bolsover Moor Quarry.

Hartlepool quartet guilty of poaching on Birdsall Estate

Four poachers are having to get rid of their family pets and pay at least £1,490 each after they were convicted of illegal animal hunting in Ryedale.

Beef Shorthorn cow shot dead in horrific attack

A farming couple have been left devastated after one of their female cows was executed in an attack on a farm in Lancashire.

Three Middlesbrough men receive fine for poaching grouse

Three men have been convicted of poaching offences after they were caught shooting game illegally.

Man charged after shocking hoard of deer skulls, fox tails and weapons found

A man has been charged with wildlife offences after a warrant uncovered a shocking hoard of suspected poached deer skulls in Nottinghamshire.

Man fined hundreds of pounds at court after interfering with badger sett

A man has been hit with a £500 fine after admitting interfering with a badger sett in the county.

£18,000 confiscated from Teifi poaching ringleader

The ringleader of a prolific Teifi poaching operation has had £18,524.25 confiscated to pay for a portion of the gains he made from his criminal activity

Final chance for skipper accused of poaching after warrant for arrest granted at Wick court

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a north-east skipper who failed to appear at Wick Sheriff Court to answer a charge of poaching.

Rural communities are being asked to be vigilant following reports of poaching in Dorset.

Rural communities warned to be on the look out for poaching following the annual harvest

Man banned after capturing wild tawny owls

A man has been disqualified from keeping birds after capturing wild owls and keeping them in cramped conditions with no access to clean water.