Scotland published a draft new law on Wednesday seeking to limit the impact of grouse moors and tackle the persecution of birds of prey, saying the nation’s natural environment must be protected. Introduction of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill would allow the government to licence grouse shooting estates and […]
Campaigners are renewing calls for the National Trust to protect wildlife on its land after evidence emerged of poison baits having been placed in the entrances of a badger sett on moorland owned by the conservation charity in the High Peak. This morning Wild Moors fired off a letter to National […]
Hot on the heels of details emerging about a shocking incident of hen harrier persecution Wild Moors has fired off a letter to Natural England to ask the wildlife watchdog to back grouse moor licensing. It comes amid reports of a satellite-tagged hen harrier named ‘Asta’ who was being studied as […]
Wild Moors has welcomed the findings of a key United Nations report which considers ways for the UK to build on and improve its policy-making to become more effective at tackling wildlife crime.The comprehensive analysis, the Wildlife Crime Analytic Toolkit Report, puts forward a series of recommendations as to how the […]
Attacks on protected birds of prey rose last year to the highest level since records began 30 years ago, with almost two thirds linked to gamebird shooting, according to a new report published by the RSPB. The charity’s annual Birdcrime report revealed that there were 137 confirmed incidents of bird of […]
