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Tougher sentences announced in crackdown on illegal hare coursing

Tougher sentences announced in crackdown on illegal hare coursing

January 14, 2022January 8, 2022 Supertrooper 5 Comments

People who take part in hare coursing, an illegal bloodsport, face tougher sentences under plans set out by the government on Tuesday. Hare coursing involves dogs being used to chase, catch and kill hares, sometimes in competition. The competition between dogs can be fierce and the hares are not always killed quickly. The practice was […]

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Man banned from owning animals after ‘standing on hare while his dog mauled it’

Man banned from owning animals after ‘standing on hare while his dog mauled it’

October 27, 2021November 28, 2021 Supertrooper 1 Comment

A man from County Durham has been banned from owning animals for five years after what a judge described as “absolutely appalling animal cruelty”. Paul Bowes, 30, of Etherley Dene, Bishop Auckland, was convicted of hunting with a dog at Rise in East Yorkshire and causing unnecessary suffering to a brown hare, by standing on […]

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New ‘viral cocktail’ killing hares in UK and Ireland, scientist warns

New ‘viral cocktail’ killing hares in UK and Ireland, scientist warns

September 3, 2021August 28, 2021 Supertrooper Leave a comment

More than 1,100 hares have been recorded as dying of a new “viral cocktail” since 2018 as fears grow that a form of myxomatosis has jumped from rabbits. People are being urged to report dying or dead hares to scientists who are seeking to discover the cause of so many unexplained deaths in the hare […]

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Out Of Action

Out Of Action

August 9, 2018December 23, 2019 Brian Rafferty 2 Comments

It is a month now since my last posting. I am presently recovering from hip surgery and it may be many weeks before I am able to get out and about again with the camera. To keep the blog alive I am therefore publishing a few images taken before I went into hospital Apart from […]

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Bowland – Early Doors

Bowland – Early Doors

July 6, 2018December 23, 2019 Brian Rafferty Leave a comment

At this time of the year with plenty of daylight I like to make early morning excursions into Bowland. Bowland’s lanes and backroads are very quiet and especially so early on a summers morning. I left home around 4am and before I had reached Longridge I came across two roe deer feeding close to the […]

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Snipe and Others

Snipe and Others

October 5, 2017December 23, 2019 Brian Rafferty 2 Comments

I am posting some images from recent trips to Leighton Moss and into Bowland. My main objective was to photograph purple heron and red grouse. My efforts were shown in earlier postings. At Leighton Moss whilst waiting for the heron to show a trip down to the Eric Morecambe hide was good for snipe. Four […]

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Oare and Elmley

Oare and Elmley

June 4, 2016December 23, 2019 Brian Anderson Leave a comment

An early morning trip down to Oare marsh in Kent rewarded me with a drake Garganey, Marsh Harriers, Cuckoo and Bearded Tits to name a few.           Moving on to Elmley I found more Marsh Harriers and a Short-eared Owl along with plenty of Yellow Wagtails, Redshank and Lapwing as you’d […]

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