One dog walker has learnt the importance of keeping your pet on a leash as footage captured in Bushy Park shows. The video, taken in one of London’s eight Royal Parks and shared on Twitter, shows a dog walker fleeing with his unleashed pet as a some deer chase after them. Several people took to […]
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English Heritage condemns ‘trophy hunters’ who took pictures after shooting deer at stately home
Hunters have been condemned by English Heritage over pictures they took posing with dead muntjac deer at one of the organisation’s properties. Officials said that some of the hunters were not “respectful” to the deer, which were shot as part of a cull at Wrest Park, in Bedfordshire. The group were believed to have paid […]
Fruit-eating, seed-pooping animals can help restore degraded forests
In a once-cleared patch of rainforest, four black-tufted marmosets scamper up to a pile of bananas lying in a plastic dish on the ground. Within the banana flesh are the seeds of a local native tree, hidden there by scientists. After briefly investigating, the marmosets (Callithrix penicillata) dig in. When they’ve eaten their fill, they […]
Bodies of drowned deer recovered from frozen lake after being scared by poachers
Warsaw, Poland – Polish rescuers recovered the bodies of a herd of drowned deer on Thursday after illegal poachers scared the animals with firecrackers and drove them onto a frozen lake where the ice then broke. The rescuers, from the Szczecin fire brigade, managed to rescue 13 deer from the lake, partly by lassoing them […]
Petition: Portugal Furious After Spanish Hunters Kill Over 500 Animals
Portugal expressed outrage after hunters killed over 500 deer and wild boar in the center of the country at the end of December, as reported by the BBC. Officials were furious at the 16 Spanish hunters that led the massacre, calling it “vile,” and “an environmental crime.” Photos show hunters proudly displaying their catch after […]
Fashion influencer branded ‘disgusting’ for her hobby of trophy hunting
A fashion influencer now shares her kills on social media – but her followers aren’t sure about her new hobby. Kristyn Higdon, 28, from Lexington, Kentucky, has interwoven trophy hunting into her online content. She says the pictures of her hunts were met with mixed reaction. Focusing on Wildlife strongly opposes trophy hunting and regards […]
POLL: Should hunting with dogs be banned?
An animal welfare charity has called for hunting with dogs to be banned in Northern Ireland. The League Against Cruel Sports is calling on politicians to create new legislation that would ban hunting with dogs, with the Alliance Party planning to table a private members bill in the New Year. It comes just weeks after […]
Portugal outrage after Spanish hunters massacre 500 wild animals
Environment Minister João Fernandes said the killing by 16 Spanish hunters was “vile” and an “environmental crime” that should be prosecuted. Pictures of the slaughter were shared on social media. Hunting individual animals is allowed but in this incident most of the zone’s deer population are said to have died. The killing is thought to […]