Appalled that the Gold Dancer racehorse was ridden to a win with a broken back, then put down after winning at Aintree - www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-...

For many years, a small group of people in the UK have hunted otters using packs of dogs and notched poles to count their kills

Wildlife Matters advocates for an outright ban on hunting with dogs
#wildlife #banhunting

Badger cameraman: cub moves trailcams to capture sister on rock, before joining in. Some of the 2023 cubs #clownclan #badgers #wildlife #ukwildlife @shropsbadgergroup.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgerlandcouk.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk

Cattle tuberculosis; badgers finally in the clear - British Wildlife Bovine tuberculosis; badgers finally in the clear In the May 2023 issue of British Wildlife, I described the ‘weakened link’ between badgers and bovine TB (bTB) infection in cattle. Since that…

Bovine tuberculosis; badgers finally in the clear!

RIP Jane Goodall
This clip will never NOT make me cry

Man with hawk sentenced for poaching on Bolton Abbey estate Police say the case was

Michael Watt, 37, of Marl Hill Crescent, Preston used Harris Hawk +ferrets to hunt game at the Bolton Abbey in NYorks was handed 10-year criminal behaviour order. Also banned from keeping birds of prey or ferrets, plus restrictions on hunting and entering land www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Did you know #badgers LOVE water? One of our cubs decided to cool off in the pool. The message from our cubs is Stay Cool! 😎

Please ensure wildlife has constant access to water in hot weather

#waterforwildlife @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgerlandcouk.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social

How do weather and seasons affect European badger activity?

By studying movement patterns, researchers identified variability with sex, age and body condition.

Learn more👉 tinyurl.com/36aufmn9

Coauthored by Julius Bright Ross, David Macdonald, Chris Newman & Christina Buesching. @biology.ox.ac.uk

Convicted paedophile jailed for hunting and killing animals Brandon Robb has been banned from owning animals after posting videos of his wildlife crimes on social media.

Sick-minded convicted paedophile (Brandon Robb, 28) has been jailed for hunting and killing animals www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... he has 31 previous convictions, and only gets 1 year in jail this time plus a lifetime ban on keeping animals

Lead ammunition to be banned for hunting and shooting in England, Scotland and Wales Exclusive: Restrictions on ammunition containing toxic metal to be phased in over three years from 2026

Pleased that poisonous lead ammunition is to be banned for hunting and shooting in England, Scotland and Wales - www.theguardian.com/environment/... but why does the ban on toxic lead take so long to bring in?

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End the badger slaughter now! 💪🦡🦡
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‘Bombshell’ badger cull study review ‘disproves evidence’ used to justify killings ‘Justification for lethal control to date appears to have been based on basic statistical oversight,’ says study

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www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... ‘Bombshell’ badger cull study review ‘disproves evidence’ used by government to justify killings | The Independent

Beaver activists claim they are 'doing God's work' An underground network illegally releases beavers but farmers say it can lead to trouble.

Unauthorised beaver releases are happening across England, says the BBC , but many people are saying "What's not to like about this?" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... with 000s in the wild, beavers are now a legally protected species in England

Guest blog in the series on Walshaw Moor and the daft proposals for a massive windfarm there markavery.info/2025/06/20/g... , this is another by Kate Haslegrave

#waders #climate turbines

Badgers Chittering away as a male badger tries to become over familiar with a female badger YouTube video by Badgerland.co.uk

We have just built a new video so people can hear what a badger sounds like when it is chittering ... here is the video so you can all hear what is happening... youtu.be/atjbrORlG5E?... The video explains all; but the link shows where you can get more information on all the calls badgers make.

Guest blog - Midhope track (success!) by Bob Berzins.

Blog: markavery.info/2025/05/24/g...

A determined individual can get the right outcome in the end - but it shouldn't be so hard to get public bodies to do their jobs.

@peakdistrict.bsky.social #naturalengland @tonyjuniper.bsky.social #defra

Debate on banning driven grouse shooting: 30 June 2025, Westminster Wild Justice’s most recent petition calling for a ban on driven grouse shooting recently passed the 100,000 signatures required to trigger a parliamentary debate in Westminster. The date of t…

Thanks to all those who promoted this petition and to the 100,000+ who signed it, keeping this issue in the public & political eye.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #ClimateCrisis

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/05/24/d...

Good for animals in zoos, but it's a pity though that the Labour govt will be letting developers trash the much larger real-world natural environment if they want to build on it

Zoo welfare standards for Britain get first update since 2012 New rules for zoos and aquariums include guidance on elephant enclosures and ban on touching fish

Zoo welfare standards for Britain get first update since 2012 - the new rules for zoos and aquariums include guidance on elephant enclosures and a ban on touching fish www.theguardian.com/environment/...

When "Wally" met "Rosé"🥰🦡

Rosé was able to be introduced to Wally, who had fully recovered from his difficult start and was desperate for a friend. If you haven't been enjoying our nightly badger cub antics via our wildlife webcams, follow the link, today - wildlifeaid.org.uk/wildlife/webcams/

The future of driven grouse shooting will be debated in the Westminster parliament on 30 June.

Many thanks to all who made this possible.

#grouse #burning #raptor #killing #floods #smoke #climate #ghg #peat #nationalparks #defra

Natural England ignored its own science and approved more badger culls—now it’s heading to court. A judge has granted a legal challenge over the 2024 licences, which defied expert advice. This could finally hold them to account.

Cumbria South Lakes safari bosses refused new zoo site Plans for a new zoo near Tebay are refused over visual impact and unauthorised building work.

Plans for a new zoo, to be run by bosses of the former South Lakes Safari Zoo, of which there were long-running welfare concerns, have been turned down. Proposals for the Tebay site, were rejected by the Yorkshire Dales NPA www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) spearing a fish at the Brockholes wildlife reserve near the M6 at Preston YouTube video by Badgerland.co.uk

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) spearing a fish at the Brockholes wildlife reserve near the M6 at Preston www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8yb... #birds #wildlifephotography #greyheron #heron #ardeaalba #brockholes

The tall and slender Great White Egret (Ardea alba) goes fishing at Brockholes wildlife reserve YouTube video by Badgerland.co.uk

Short video showing the tall and slender Great White Egret (Ardea alba) going fishing at the Brockholes wildlife reserve www.youtube.com/watch?v=48VE... #birds #wildlifephotography #greatwhiteegret #egret #ardeaalba #brockholes

Sand Martins (Riperia riperia) in slow motion at Brockholes bird reserve near Preston on 4 May 2025 YouTube video by Badgerland.co.uk

Sand Martins (Riperia riperia) filmed at 100 fps, showing them in slow motion at Brockholes bird reserve near Preston from the 4th May 2025 = www.youtube.com/watch?v=znCF... #birds #wildlifephotography #sandmartins #brockholes

Planning bill could allow developers to build without replacing local nature Green spaces created to offset removal of others may not have to be in same county, sources at Defra say

It just gets worse and worse. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

2 feisty little badger cubs rescued from a manhole on Saturday tea-time, with Huddersfield Badger group🦡🦡
Both released back to their sett nearby, making us late to give my presentation about wildlife crime to Calderdale Badger Group. What better reason to be late!!🥰🦡🦡

OPERATION EASTER – 28 years of stopping egg thieves Press release from National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) The national enforcement campaign to protect our nesting wild birds is underway for 2025. The taking of wild bird eggs is a serious crime whic…

Press release from National Wildlife Crime Unit.

#RaptorResearch #ornithology #WildlifeCrime

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Sand Martins at Brockholes on the 30th March 2025 YouTube video by Badgerland.co.uk

Possibly the last video from our trip to Brockholes (Preston) on 30th March 2025 - this time showing the arrival of the Sand Martins, following their migration back from Africa. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwfq... Amazingly fast little birds, which should be back at Brockholes in larger numbers by now.