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Monmouthshire man guilty of destroying habitat containing Dormice, Slow Worm, Grass Snake, Great Crested Newts, Bats and Badgers

Monmouthshire company fined for damaging an important Great Crested Newt habitat

Two Lincolnshire men sentenced under new hare coursing legislation

Hoard of suspected poached deer skulls and fox tails uncovered after drugs raid in Nottinghamshire

National first as Essex poachers banned from owning dogs

Four men sentenced following hare coursing incidents in Stirling and the Borders

Fine for angler who gave false name to NRW enforcement officer

Blaenau Gwent man prosecuted for encouraging dog to enter a live badger sett

Carlisle man bludgeoned badger with shovel then tossed it to dogs

Warwickshire Hunt hit with notice from police amid concerns about 'dangers' on roads

Gloucestershire man fined after messages showed him bragging and admitting to the illegal hunting of foxes

Two Gwent fishermen caught and in court for illegal netting

Bird of prey poisoned, Horncastle, Lincolnshire

Dorset hunt master found guilty and fined £6,800

Fines for two men caught digging at active badger sett on Wrexham farm

Norfolk Gamekeeper admits killing birds of prey

Cwmbran man fined for fishing without a rod licence or permission to fish

Essex angler fined £240 after illegally fishing on the River Stour.

North Wales man posed with ‘severely injured’ dogs after using them for badger baiting

Illegal Tree Felling Prosecution in Northern Ireland


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Bird photography – do I need a licence? A blog from Nature Scot


In Nature Scot’s latest blog, they take a look at bird photography and the issues that people need to consider to ensure they stay within the law and don’t disturb wildlife.


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