The Labour Party and Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Sue Hayman MP, have called for a public inquiry into grouse shooting this evening , citing the negative impact the practice has on wildlife, habitat, tourism and the regional economy. The move comes amid some of the region’s most prominent […]
Nearly 100 campaigners protested in Hebden Bridge on Saturday lunchtime to urge Yorkshire Water to drop grouse shooting from moorland across the region, on the day before the season opens.Carrying placards which read “Yorkshire Water: End Grouse Shooting”, nearly 100 campaigners from Wild Moors and the League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) […]
Yorkshire Water is facing growing calls to stop leasing moorland for grouse shooting because of considerable damage to wildlife and the environment, including decomposing animals being left to rot in jaw-like traps on Stanbury Moor, West Yorkshire – one of thirteen owned by the company on which grouse shooting is permitted […]
Bradford-based Yorkshire Water is facing growing calls to stop leasing moorland across the region for grouse shooting following discovery of ‘jaw-like’ traps on its upland estate. Wild Moors uncovered the contraptions, which are controversially deployed to kill native wildlife so as to preserve game birds for shooting parties, during June. Over […]
The future of grouse shooting on Denton Moor will be reviewed as part of an environmental drive by owners, NG Bailey. Engineering firm NG Bailey is set to launch a review into the future of grouse shooting on Denton Moor, as part of a wider drive to increase environmental conservation within […]
