A study has called into question the effectiveness of measures to clamp down on the illegal wildlife trade. Critically endangered eels have been sold recently in Hong Kong stores, despite bans on their international trade, according to DNA evidence. The discovery raises concerns about the scale at which illegal wildlife products are entering the supply chain, […]

A campsite owner has been jailed for two months after he deliberately killed an otter that had become trapped in a net. Stuart Karl John Jones, 54, of Chilthorne Domer, was sentenced after pleading guilty to deliberately killing a wild animal of a European protected species, namely a Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), contrary to the […]

Avon and Somerset Police’s new Wildlife Officer has completed his first month in the role. PC Pete Wills, who was previously a community beat manager in Burnham-on-Sea, has taken up the role after 22 years with the Force. He grew up in the countryside and has always had a passion for wildlife, so this is […]