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Sussex estate bags partridge trophy

Sussex estate bags partridge trophy

The Duke of Norfolk’s Arundel estate in Sussex has been awarded a Grey Partridge Trophy for conservation by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT). Read more


Labour MP shoots first pheasants

Labour MP shoots first pheasants

Labour’s backbench spokesman for shooting and fishing, Martin Salter MP, shot his first brace of pheasant in November. Read more


Soaring deer population coincides with tick explosion

Soaring deer population coincides with tick explosion

A new study in the science journal 'Medical and Veterinary Entomology' indicates that growth in the deer population has coincided with an increase in the number and distribution of ticks in Britain. Read more


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


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Scale of UK's wildlife crime to be examined

Scale of UK's wildlife crime to be examined

The House of Commons select committee responsible for monitoring environmental protection and sustainable development has launched an inquiry to examine the scale of wildlife crime in the UK. Read more


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