Police patrolling Dorset village after reports of poaching

The team says it will continue its patrols in rural areas and has asked the public to continue to report suspicious activity.

Monmouthshire topsoil firm in court for newt habitat damage

A GWENT topsoil company has appeared in court after using "plant machinery" to dig at a site where a protected species of newt could be found.

Three men charged with illegal fox hunting

Police Constable Sebastian Haggett, of the Rural Crime Team, said: “We take all reports of this nature very seriously. This matter has been the subject of a detailed investigation by officers, and we have sought advice from the Crown Prosecution Service.

Seven men sentenced for trespassing and poaching – Oxfordshire

Following a Thames Valley Police investigation, seven men have been sentenced for entering land as a trespasser with poaching equipment in Britwell Salome, Oxfordshire.

Man handed East Riding's largest fine for breach of order for wildlife offences near Driffield

A man has been told to pay £1,281 for breaching an order handed to him for being involved in suspected wildlife offences in the Driffield area.

Four men charged with hare coursing offences in Lincolnshire

Four men have been charged with hare coursing offences after Lincolnshire Police received several reports from the Common Drove area of Spalding.

Two men fined £12,000 under new anti-hare coarsing law

Two men have been ordered to pay out more than £12,000 after being charged with hare coursing offences under new laws designed to curb the devastating crime.

Police hunt gunman as rare white stag shot dead with high velocity rifle in Kent woods

Officers from the Kent Police Rural Task Force are investigating the incident after the male deer was found dead in Cobham Woods near Gravesend - the second killing in a matter of weeks.

Landmark anti-poaching verdict passed after rural campaigning work

Two poachers have been disqualified from keeping dogs for three years in what is believed to be the first use of new powers introduced last year following pressure by rural campaigners.

Man Arrested In Connection With Animal Cruelty

The arrest is in relation to a possible link with badger baiting and persecution of other animals under the Welfare of Animals Act (NI) 2011.

Boy, aged 14 involved in criminal underworld of NI badger baiting, say USPCA

Boy, aged 14 involved in criminal underworld of NI badger baiting, say USPCA

Witnesses Being Sought After A Deer Was Shot & Killed In Cobham Area

Officers from the force’s Rural Task Force are investigating the incident after the white stag was discovered dead in Cobham Woods, near Albatross Avenue, on Sunday, February 26, 2023.

Badger baiting needs strong PSNI unit, says USPCA

An enhanced police wildlife crime unit is needed to tackle badger baiting and the organised crime groups behind it, a report by an animal charity has found.

Newark Police appeal for information after death of fox at Beacon Hill Nature Reserve, Newark

Officers are appealing for information after a fox was found dead at a nature reserve.

Prolific poacher has penalty increased after appealing his sentence

He was first person in North Yorkshire to be given a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) for hare coursing offences last year