Hungry Bears Force Curfew In Russian Villages
Dozens of brown bears searching for food have forced two villages in a mountainous region of southern Russia to impose a curfew, Russian news agencies reported on Monday…
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Text-Messaging Elephants Help Rangers
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Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Dennis – The Stranded Manatee – Dies Before Reaching Home
Dennis, the stranded manatee rescued on Saturday morning from
Chuffed Farmer Wins First National Wildlife Award
A Welsh farmer says he is chuffed to bits after winning the first national farming award for wildlife conservation…
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Report Released Into Snaring In Scotland
A damning report by the League Against Cruel Sports is being released today revealing the shocking extent of wildlife persecution as a result of snaring in Scotland.
The report, Blood on the Wire, is a culmination of four years of investigations into snaring practices on estates north of the border. The results show a gruesome catalogue of wildlife killing and suffering as well as regulatory system which is failing.
Over the course of the investigation, among the findings were rotting animal carcasses being used as bait near to set snares, dozens of snared mountain hares which had been killed without proper license and extensive use of drag snares which goes against the industry’s code of best practice.
In February this year the Scottish Government rejected calls to ban the use of snares despite overwhelming public, political and professional support for a ban and instead announced a raft of measures to regulate their use. Eight months on from this decision these regulations have yet to be implemented and as this new report highlights until snaring is made illegal wildlife will continue to be violated and suffer.
Scottish Campaigns Manager for the League, Louise Robertson said, “The SNP Government’s decision not to ban snares when it had the opportunity to implement the necessary legislation to outlaw these cruel traps was seriously misguided. As this report shows regulation has not worked in the past and will not work in the future. The simple fact that the new measures have yet to be implemented highlights a distinct lack of commitment from the Government on this issue.”
Read the report: League Against Cruel Sports
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)UK’s Common Earthworms Are Many Different Species
Scientists have found that many of the common earthworm species found in gardens and on agricultural land are actually made up of a number of distinct species that may have different roles in food chains and soil structure and ecology.
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