Sheffield, UK – Wildlife has been killed and incinerated on a bonfire on moorland leased for grouse shooting by Yorkshire Water. Wild animals have been killed and incinerated on a bonfire on a South Yorkshire moor leased for grouse shooting by Yorkshire Water. Wild Moors made the grim discovery of bird […]
Burnt, drained and persecuted: Yorkshire Water grouse moors exposed
Widespread environmental damage has been inflicted on internationally-important moorland leased by Yorkshire Water for grouse shooting, with campaigners warning this is set to increase with the burning season now getting underway. Heather moorland is being set on fire to control habitat to increase game bird populations for the guns. Large sections […]
“Choose wildlife or grouse shooting,” campaigners tell Yorkshire Water following key meeting.
Yorkshire Water is being told to choose between having wildlife or grouse shooting on its moorlands across the county, following a key meeting with Wild Moors and the League Against Cruel Sports. The appeal comes as the utility company launches its five year plan this week, which sets out a roadmap for enhancing […]
Campaigners urge Yorkshire Water to drop grouse shooting during Bank Holiday weekend of action
Campaigners have held a weekend of action in four Yorkshire Coast towns as part of a campaign urging Yorkshire Water to stop leasing moorland for grouse shooting. Yorkshire Water – one of the region’s largest landowners – is being urged to stop leasing moorland for grouse shooting, with over 1,000 people […]
United Utilities enforces stink pit ban on leased grouse moors
United Utilities has actively enforced its newly-adopted policy which prohibits the use of stink pits – piles of rotting animals, laid by gamekeepers to entice opportunistic wild-animals into awaiting snares – following discovery of one of the heaps of carcasses on a moor leased by the company for grouse shooting. The […]