Camera traps bring you closer to the secretive natural world and are an important conservation tool to study wildlife. This week we’re meeting the ancestor of all domestic dog breeds: grey wolves. Grey wolves (Canis lupus) are the largest member of the dog family. Because they are one of the most wide-ranging land animals, there […]
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Police launch investigation after hunt saboteurs film fox ‘being ripped apart’ by pack of hounds
Police have launched an investigation after shocking footage emerged appearing to show a fox being savaged to death by a pack of crazed hunt hounds. Members of the Warwickshire Hunt were recorded by saboteurs allegedly using their dogs to kill the animal during a meet at Arlescote, Warwickshire, last Wednesday. A pack of around 15 […]
It is urgent to ban toxic lead shot in the EU
Responding to EU citizens’ concerns on the state of the environment, the alarming loss of biodiversity and protecting human health, MEPs should support the decision of the REACH Committee, following the opinion of the European Chemicals Agency, to ban lead shot in wetlands. Lead is a non-threshold poison, which means that no level of exposure […]
‘Ursine terror’: plea to improve habitat after spate of bear attacks in Japan
A spate of bear attacks in Japan has prompted calls to improve their natural habitat, as experts warned of more potentially dangerous encounters with the animals as they venture into populated areas in search of food. Japanese media have reported several incidents of “ursine terror” in recent weeks, including an attack in Ishikawa prefecture last […]
Six cited after hunters fire into elk herd in Meagher County
Six people were cited after a group of roughly 100 hunters fired into a herd of elk Sunday in Meagher County, Montana wildlife officials said. Four of the hunters were cited for shooting from the road, one was cited for failure to validate a license and one was cited for using a license from another […]
Police ‘failing to tackle illegal deer hunting’
A wildlife group has said it has “zero confidence” in the police taking action against illegal hunting after a mature stag was shot and killed. The deer, known as an imperial due to the number of its antler points, was shot at Bicknoller Quarry on Thursday. Bobbie Armstrong from Somerset Wildlife Crime said: “Sadly, the […]
Councils urged to ban hunts from their land as campaigners say foxes still die
Animal welfare campaigners today urged councils to ban hunts from their land. Fox hunting was outlawed in February 2005 following a vote in Parliament. But trail hunting, where where riders and hounds follow a scent along a pre-determined route, is allowed. It is meant to replicate a traditional hunt but without a fox being chased, maimed or […]
Banff wolves have lower survival rate due to hunting, trapping outside park boundary
A study shows grey wolves in Banff National Park don’t live much longer than those in the rest of Alberta because many are being hunted or trapped when they leave the protected area. The paper that documents the survival of Banff wolves over three decades was published this week in the journal Global Ecology and […]