Man convicted of wildlife crime offences – Grove, Oxfordshire

On 29 September last year, the Rural Crime Taskforce executed a search warrant at Lavaki’s address in Mayfield Avenue, Grove, with support from the National Wildlife Crime Unit.

Gamekeeper Francis Addison receives suspended jail sentence in relation to five shot goshawks

Sergeant Brian Calver, of Suffolk Constabulary’s Rural and Wildlife Crime team, said:

“This is a particularly disturbing case.

Red kite found shot in North York Moors National Park: police appeal for information

North Yorkshire Police’s Rural Task Force is appealing for witnesses and information about the shooting of a Red Kite which happened near Westerdale, on the North York Moors.

Police & SSPCA seek man in relation to injured red kite

Police Scotland and the Scottish SPCA have appealed for information in relation to the discovery of a critically-injured red kite in Dumfries & Galloway.

More Hen Harriers disappear in suspicious circumstances

Two Hen Harriers have vanished in suspicious circumstances in just two weeks within the Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and nearby North Yorkshire.

Arrests for hare-coursing offences up in Lincolnshire

Officers arrested 32 people during the hare coursing season, which ran from September 2022 to March - an increase of 400% compared to the previous year.

Five arrests made after rural residents tell police about suspected poaching

Five men have been arrested after rural residents called the police about suspected poaching crimes occurring on North Yorkshire farmland.

Man sentenced for poisoning birds of prey

Barry Nicolle, 67, of near Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, will have to complete 216 hours of unpaid work after he admitted lacing duck meat with banned pesticides and leaving it out on his land for scavengers in a bid to protect his own collection of prized waterfowl.

Man attempted to break goose's neck in 'disturbing' Abingdon incident

The 54-year-old has been disqualified from keeping animals for the next five years

Police investigate 'brutal' swan killing at Colburn Lakes

Police are investigating the ‘brutal’ killing of a swan while it was guarding its nest.

Police Appeal After Shocking Catapult Attacks

Swans, Ducks and Other Birds Were Killed and Injured in the Attacks.

Three men convicted of poaching wildlife in Sadberge, near Darlington

Three men have been convicted of poaching after they were caught by specialist police camera equipment illegally hunting wildlife with dogs.

Police appeal for information about tagged hen harrier missing from area of market town near Lancaster

A tagged hen harrier has gone missing and was last seen in an area near Kirkby Lonsdale, said police.

Police in Ballymena appeal for information following the discovery of dead white-tailed eagles

Police are investigating the circumstances following the discovery of two dead white-tailed eagles, in the Glenhead Road area of Ballymena on Monday, 15th May.

Guns seized after reports of illegal hunting in Dorset

A man has had 15 guns removed by police after reports of illegal hunting in west Dorset.