Police vow to prosecute illegal hunting after man fined at Peterborough court

Police have vowed to prosecute illegal hunting across Cambridgeshire after a man was fined at court.

Five arrests made after rural residents tell police about suspected poaching

Officers responded immediately, and found a group of five men on the side of the road with two dogs, one of which was attacking a badger.

Abingdon man found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to a goose

Flintham is due to appear for sentencing at Oxford Magistrates' Court on 18 May.

South Somercotes swans killed and eggs stolen

"These two swans - who may have been together for many years - had built their nest and the eggs should have been hatching very soon.

PSNI's new Operation Subrision launched to tackle 'barbaric' rural crimes

It comes just days after three fox cubs were found shot dead on a Co Down golf course.

Five arrests after men found with dog attacking badger

Five suspects are in custody after vigilant residents called police about suspected poachers in Hambleton, North Yorkshire.

Pershore swans 'brutally killed' over Coronation Weekend

RESIDENTS are horrified after the 'brutal killing' of a pair of nesting swans with another left injured.

Police lead multi-agency search in Lincolnshire as part of investigation into bird of prey persecution

Well done to Lincolnshire Police for getting this news out on the following day and well done to all the multi-agency partners (NWCU, Natural England and the RSPB) for another excellent response to reports of suspected raptor persecution.

Rare hen harriers are going missing from English grouse moors, says RSPB

The protected birds have been found dead and mutilated but perpetrators are hard to identify because of a lack of evidence in rural areas.

‘No definitive cause of death’ for golden eagle found dead on Scottish grouse moor

‘No definitive cause of death’ for golden eagle found dead on Scottish grouse moor

Man arrested in joint RSPCA and police investigation

A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of badger baiting and weapon offences as part of a joint investigation being carried out by police and the RSPCA.

Quad bike gang on killing spree run over deer, badgers and hares, say South Yorkshire police

Thugs on quad bikes ran over a deer in the latest of a spate killings having a ‘devastating affect on our countryside,’ South Yorkshire police say.​​​​​​​

Heartbreak at Leeds park as 'evil' thugs destroy swans' nest and smash eggs

West Yorkshire Police's Wildlife and Rural Crime team attended the scene and found all the breeding pair's eggs had been smashed.

More than 22,000 wildlife crimes recorded in NI since 2019

More than 22,000 wildlife crimes have been recorded in Northern Ireland in recent years, according to “staggering” new figures.

No empty nests this Easter' - police crackdown on wild bird egg theft

'No more empty nests this Easter' is the message from police officers in North Yorkshire cracking down on the theft of wild bird eggs in the region.