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Conservation trust appoint new president

Conservation trust appoint new president

The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust have appointed Lord Salisbury as their new president. Lord Salisbury succeeds the Earl Peel, who steps down from Britain’s leading wildlife research charity after a period of eight years. Read more


British Deer Society calls for an end to shotgun use

British Deer Society calls for an end to shotgun use

The leading charity for deer welfare and management, the British Deer Society (BDS), has this week called for the government to revise legislation that allows farmers to control deer using shotguns. Read more


Gamekeeper prosecuted for killing protected species

Gamekeeper prosecuted for killing protected species

Kyle Burden, a 19-year-old gamekeeper formerly of the Kempton Estate in Shropshire, was handed a 26-week suspended jail sentence on September 19 this year for shooting common buzzards and killing badgers. Read more


Sporting shots and Forestry Commission create new habitats

Sporting shots and Forestry Commission create new habitats

The south east England district of the Forestry Commission have created four wildlife ponds in Burwash, east Sussex, as part of the first year of its ‘Shoot Green South East’ initiative. Read more


Bird keepers in Britain to face further taxation

Bird keepers in Britain to face further taxation

The National Gamekeepers' Organisation (NGO) has warned that those who keep animals could face rising costs in the coming year due to the concept of "responsibility and cost sharing" currently under discussion in Westminster. Read more


Court ruling leaves dog handler out on the street

Court ruling leaves dog handler out on the street

Disbelief at treatment of dog handler. Read more


New guidelines give hope for grey partridges

New guidelines give hope for grey partridges

The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has released new guidelines on releasing grey partridges, a move which it hopes will help re-establish grey partridge populations throughout the country. Read more


UK to host Shotgun World Cup in build up to 2012 Olympics

UK to host Shotgun World Cup in build up to 2012 Olympics

Dorchester southern shooting ground has been chosen by the world governing body for the sport of shooting, the ISSF, to host one of four Shotgun World Cups in 2010. Read more


Villages to become enclaves of the elderly and wealthy

Villages to become enclaves of the elderly and wealthy

The constant rise in rural property prices has made the building of more affordable housing vital to the survival of our rural communities. Read more


Over 200 pheasants battered to death

Over 200 pheasants battered to death

More than 200 pheasants have been killed and stolen from the grounds of the Hopetoun Estate in West Lothian, Scotland. Read more



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