A hare courser has been fined £500 for using a dog to try to catch an animal at Glenrothes Airport. William McPhee was photographed at the aerodrome by a neighbour who saw the dog come within five metres of catching a brown hare. Poaching and hare coursing are offences under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 […]

A prolific hare courser and three others were handed fines totalling £2,695 after they were found guilty of trespassing on Lincolnshire land to hunt with dogs. Three men and a 17-year-old were fined in relation to a hare coursing incident at Gedny Hill on December 13, 2017. Aaron Smith, a 24-year-old prolific hare courser from […]

Tens of thousands of pounds is being gambled on illegal hare coursing events being live-streamed across the country via mobile phones, police have said. Landowners have reported a “terrifying” increase in illicit gatherings fuelled by the emerging technology-enabled black market in betting. More than a thousand incidents were reported in Lincolnshire alone during the 2017-18 season, […]

Operation launched to stamp out wildlife crime  An initiative aimed at stamping out illegal hare coursing events and illegal poaching in the Glenwherry areas of Ballymena and Larne, has been launched by Police along with partner agencies and the local community. Inspector Simpson said, “Following concerns raised by local farmers and landowners, local PSNI officers […]

Countryside Alliance Ireland were in Portrush on 20 June to attend the launch of a new leaflet to raise awareness about the Common Skate and to remind recreational sea anglers that it is a protected species in Northern Ireland. Advertising part of the ongoing ‘Watch out for Wildlife Crime’ public awareness campaign by the Partnership […]

Cumbria Constabulary has become the latest police force to sign up to Operation LEVIATHAN – the multi-agency initiative tackling fish theft and illegal fishing. The commitment creates an important link with other police forces in the North West and provides a huge boost to the fight against fish poaching in the county, which has led […]

A cutting-edge initiative to help tackle fisheries related crime has been launched by the Angling Trust in partnership with the Environment Agency. ‘Angling Alert’ is a web-based communication tool that will provide anglers and the wider public with information on fisheries crime quickly – by text or email. Funded by rod licence income, Angling Alert […]

The county’s police force said feedback from both farmers and those caught hare coursing said it was the greatest deterrent. Traditionally offences start to rise in the autumn after crops have been harvested and continue until spring. Last season, 176 men were arrested or reported for summons. Source: BBC To read the full article click […]