Construction firm fined after illegally destroying wild animal shelter FI Real Estate Management LTD was fined £40,000 and ordered to pay the full amount within three months

Company fined £40K after police investigate illegal work at bat roost. www.northwales.police.uk/news/north-w...

Police warn over illegal wildlife trade in Lincolnshire Lincolnshire Police reveal items seized or handed over to officers investigating wildlife crime.

The varied role of a police wildlife crime officer. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Really sad Jackie. Doug was a great cameraman and a lovely person.

Strange that any estate Osborne has had involvement with in Scotland over nearly 2 decades have had the worst record for wildlife crime, Raeshaw included. I hope it is the first estate to have its licence revoked.

Great that this operation, initiated by Tayside Police, is still going strong. It should be borne in mind though that egg thieves still target eggs on Scotland's Western and Northern Isles into June, where nesting is later.

Pheasants often drop eggs away from the nest Jackie, especially if a part clutch has been taken by predators.

Visiting Perth Museum – some thoughts, including the Stone of Destiny and Mary Queen of Scots last letter displays Today my husband and I visited Perth Museum for the first time. We’d been meaning to go for years, to see the Stone of Destiny and more. The temporary exhibition of the last letter of Mary Qu…

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Loophole closed in grouse shooting licences via Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026 Some good news! The giant loophole in Scotland’s grouse shooting licences has been closed, via an amendment in the Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026. If you recall, grouse moor licensin…

Good news! Amended Scottish legislation provides for licence suspension/revocation where 'relevant offences' (wildlife crime & animal welfare) are committed outside the licensed area, if they're connected to grouse moor management.

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I agree!

Operation Galileo – nine men have been sentenced for two incidents of hare coursing Eight men have been sentenced after attending a hare coursing event at Keal Cotes and one man has been sentenced after hare coursing at South Somercotes.

Sentences for hare coursing. A good operation to convict these criminals. CBOs are effective though disq from driving and keeping dogs would have been good additional penalties for these low-life coursers. www.lincs.police.uk/news/lincoln...

Wildlife crime investigation leads to seizure of illegally-taxidermised bats Our Rural Engagement Team has now arranged for their destruction because their owner did not have the correct licences

One of the more unusual wildlife crime invesigations, and where a community resolution seems apropriate www.essex.police.uk/news/essex/n...

Convicted Scottish gamekeeper Russell Mason – more disturbing details about this case Further to yesterday’s news that Scottish gamekeeper Russell Mason, 49, had pleaded guilty to battering a trapped Goshawk to death on a shooting estate in Perthshire (see here), the Daily Rec…

Convicted Scottish gamekeeper Russell Mason - more disturbing details about this case.

Crikey! How on earth was he ever considered suitable to hold shotgun/firearms certificates?

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Scottish gamekeeper Russell Mason pleads guilty to battering a Goshawk to death on shooting estate in Perthshire A Scottish gamekeeper has pleaded guilty to killing a Goshawk after he battered it to death after it was caught inside a Crow cage trap on a shooting estate in Perthshire. At Perth Sheriff Court th…

Scottish gamekeeper Russell Mason pleads guilty to battering a Goshawk to death on a shooting estate in Perthshire ⚖️

Excellent partnership investigation & prosecution by Police Scotland, RSPB, SSPCA, & COPFS 👏

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FFS!

726,000 songbirds illegally killed in Cyprus last autumn as enforcement gaps exposed - Inside Ecology An estimated 726,000 migrating songbirds were illegally trapped and killed on the island of Cyprus last autumn, a new report from BirdLife Cyprus has revealed. Species including Blackcaps, Redstarts, ...

Imagine that. Nearly three quarters of a million songbirds killed by trappers in Cyprus last autumn. insideecology.com/2026/03/02/7...

Cat euthanised after getting caught in ‘inhumane’ trap banned for over 50 years The Scottish SPCA and police are investigating after the animal was found seriously injured

Police Scotland wildlife crime officer carrying out investigation after cat caught in gin trap in Aberdeenshire. news.stv.tv/north/cat-eu...

A great commentary Ruth. My next book, Prelude to Murder, is almost complete but publication will have to be delayed now because of Campbell's proposed appeal against conviction.

Man, 45, pleads guilty to killing hare with hounds A 45-year-old huntsman has pleaded guilty to killing a hare with hounds in the Warkton area of Kettering.

At last. Huntsman with pack of hounds convicted after hare killed. Well done Northants Police. www.northants.police.uk/news/northan...

Absolutely horrible Lorraine. The period of imprisonment was certainly justified.

Man jailed for 5 years after Essex Police find 37 dead dogs at 'rehoming' centre. www.itv.com/news/anglia/...

Man jailed for running illegal pet shop from council house Police raided Robert Gillian's council house in May 2022, and found neglected birds and exotic animals

www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland... Man jailed after police found many neglected birds and animals, including sugar glider possums, in his house.

Sumatran tiger refuge loses over half its forest, study finds Across Sumatra, satellite images and field surveys traced two decades of clearing from park edges toward its core, tied to expanding oil palm plantations.

Sumatran tiger refuge loses over half its forest, study finds:

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Five dogs suspected of being used for hare coursing seized by police There have been reports of hare coursing across South Cambridgeshire

A good result against suspected hare coursers. www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-n...

It's no surprise that this disgraceful estate with one of the worst records of wildlife crime within its boundaries has appealed. It would be real justice if it eventually lost its licence (if it has one) to shoot.

Three men banned from private and agricultural land for three years Three men have been banned from entering private and agricultural land across England and Wales following a major hare coursing investigation.

www.cambs.police.uk/news/cambrid... Courts maybe starting to limit the illegal activities of hare coursers. Would like to see more disqualifications from driving though.

Lovely wee birds.

A hare coursing dog had such horrific injuries it had to be put to sleep Three men have been sentenced for hare coursing and animal neglect

Confirmation that hare coursers are some of the worst of criminals. Good sentence, though jail would have been better. www.lincs.police.uk/news/lincoln...

Appalling that there was no police response.

Fearless hunt saboteurs protect wildlife, so why don't the police give a shit? The Canary went out sabbing against the Middleton Hunt - and we found a bunch of animals (toffs) but some dedicated activists too

www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/... Hunting with dogs has always been a pet hate of mine. It is disappointing (and disgraceful) when some police forces don't play their part in investigating what is mostly criminality.

Don't know how they can be allowed to reach that size. Seems an ideal situation to catch and prosecute at least some of the criminals.