The dog appears to have been dangerously out of control

One event will take place in each district of South Yorkshire and will provide an opportunity to meet members of the Rural and Wildlife Crime Team, find out about their activities and raise issues of concern.

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.​​​​​​​

AN investigation has been launched by South Yorkshire Police’s rural crime team after a rare bird of prey - which had been tracked by conservationists for two years - was killed.

Farmers in these areas have experienced damage and threats from people using off road bikes, quads and buggies on a weekly basis, the force explained.

A tri-axle trailer has been stolen from the Wincobank area of Sheffield over the weekend.

'Hundreds' of fish have died after entering a small stream when an unknown person opened sluice gates at a reservoir near Sheffield.

Officers from Bradford Council’s Environmental Enforcement Team worked with Keighley Neighbourhood Wardens and the local police scoured local fly tipping enforcement cameras and found the vehicle driving to the quiet country lane late at night, dumping its load.

Police are hunting the pair on this quad bike after a cyclist was hit in the Peak District just outside Sheffield.

A dedicated off-road team is helping police crack down on rural and wildlife crime in South Yorkshire, using high-performance vehicles, quad bikes and dirt bikes to catch poachers and thieves who are terrorising farmers and damaging crops.

More than 4,500 reports of anti-social motorcycling across farms, bridleways, paths and green spaces have been made to South Yorkshire Police so far this year.

Police in Doncaster have revealed they have seized a dangerous dog that was kept locked in a room on its own because its owners were scared of it.

A Doncaster man has been banned from keeping animals for ten years after horrified RSPCA inspectors found maggots in the untreated neck wound of his Shetland pony.

It happened near Steeton, south west of York, at just before 1am in the early hours of today (Friday, May 27).

South Yorkshire Police are investigating after a protected bird of prey that had been illegally killed was found near Doncaster.