Welcome to the latest news and archives for November 2009

Welcome to the latest news and archives for November 2009

23/11/09 Wildlife Protection Act to be amended to curb tiger poaching.

22/11/09 The number of poachers ignoring wildlife laws and killing big game is on the rise across Colorado and the Division of Wildlife needs your help to win the costly battle.

20/11/09 Trophy poachers worry state wildlife officials, The illegal shooting of an 800-pound grizzly bear is the latest of several cases of poachers killing a trophy animal and leaving its carcass to rot, Montana wildlife officials said.

21/11/09 Wildlife management expert defends killing of deer in Shawnee Mission Park.

21/11/09 Sea Shepherd Improves Radio Communications in Galapagos. After several months of installing repeaters and programming and adjusting radios, Sea Shepherd Galapagos has officially handed over a large amount of radio communication equipment to the National Police in Galapagos.

19/11/09 CONSERVATIONISTS searching for one of the world's most endangered crocodile species said they have found dozens lounging in plain sight – at a wildlife rescue center.

18/11/09 A badger sett in Hertfordshire woods has been destroyed by people who filled in the entrances.

17/11/09 Advice on garden wildlife - from birds and hedgehogs to snakes and foxes.

16/11/09 If you've got a garden, hedgehogs are useful visitors. They will eat slugs, beetles, caterpillars and a variety of other insects.

15/11/09 With the hunting season barely two weeks old, our Observers have already captured evidence of illegal hunting. One case has been passed to the police and more are to follow in the coming days.

15/11/09 Hare coursing was banned by the Hunting Act 2004, and this film shows you why. Astonishingly, some politicians want to bring this back.

15/1/09 Ban digging out and terrierwork The Irish Council Against Blood Sports is calling on the Minister for Agriculture, Brendan Smith, to outlaw the horrendous practices of digging out and terrier work.

14/11/09 Join the fight against this barbarity by signing up below. Tell us why you are against moves in the next Parliament allows foxes to be ripped apart at the teeth of hounds so we can use it in the campaign as it goes forward.

14/11/09 A federal judge has rejected a case filed by two animal welfare groups claiming that Maine’s recreational trapping policies could cause irreparable harm to the state’s population of Canada lynx.

13/11/09 A Harrogate man has been cautioned by police after illegally selling a pair of endangered birds. The man, in his late 60s, was arrested after officers from the National Wildlife Crime Unit and the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs searched an address in the town following the sale of two lesser sulphur crested cockatoos.

12/11/09 The illegal shooting of an 800-pound grizzly bear is the latest of several cases of poachers killing a trophy animal and leaving its carcass to rot, Montana wildlife officials said.

11/11/09 The sea shepherd conservation organization has a new fight on its hands with the Japanese Whaling ships the use of a Devise called a ( L-RAD) this is a very powerful non lethal weapon now being employed on the whaling ships to stop the sea shepherd getting close to the whaling ships this was shown on the Discovery Channel at 10PM November 10 2009. Visit the sea shepherd conservation organization here for more on L-RAD see this You Tube video here.

10/11/09 Nepal emerges as poacher's paradise, Forest warden Narendra Man Babu Pradhan is on the frontline of Nepal's battle against poachers and he grimaces as he recalls the recent discovery of an injured rhino whose horn had been cut off.

9/11/09 With the arrest of seven men from Delhi and Nagpur, CBI claimed to have busted an international racket of illegal trafficking of wildlife articles, especially tiger and leopard skins. The seized items were meant to be smuggled to neighbouring countries.

8/11/09 Wildlife crimes in Scotland rise by almost 300% in 10 years, according to new figures from the Scottish government.

7/11/09 Crimes against wildlife, including badger baiting with dogs, hare coursing, poisoning of protected birds and even trapping them to sell as caged pets have soared to unprecedented heights. New figures from the police show that the number of wildlife crimes more than doubled in the last year, from 2,177 to 5,854.

6/11/09 Wildlife crime is soaring in Britain driving some species such as the hen harrier close to extinction wildlife experts have warned.

5/11/09 A WAR of words erupted last night over the future of the ban on hunting with dogs. Labour's rural affairs minister Dan Norris claimed hunt supporters who wanted to see the law repealed had to "get into the real world", with public opposition to the sport on the rise.

5/11/09 North East Somerset MP Dan Norris has welcomed news that many hunts are employing more staff and keeping more hounds despite the ban. The Countryside Alliance had previously claimed that a hunting ban would lead to a loss of jobs and fewer hounds.

4/11/09 The Irish Council Against Blood Sports has today launched a new leaflet which highlights the barbarity of digging out and terrierwork.

4/11/09 Deer poachers are being warned to keep looking over their shoulders as a crackdown on wildlife crime begins.

3/11/09 On Saturday 31st October, two Hunt saboteurs were the victim of a premeditated and unprovoked attack resulting in one needing hospital treatment for severe facial cuts and bruising and a suspected broken nose, during the attack the saboteurs were also threatened with a clasp knife.

3/11/09 The Irish hunting community is being urged to "sharpen up" to ensure a blanket ban on hunting isn't introduced. Anthony's view a blanket ban on hunting sounds a excellent idea for Ireland the sooner it happens the better .

2/11/09 Hunt saboteurs are opening up a new front in their battle with hunt followers by using hi-tech monitoring equipment, including telescopic lenses and hidden cameras. As the new hunting season begins today, animal rights activists are threatening to disrupt meets as "observers", as well as joining hunts undercover.

2/11/09 Wildlife officials say a Columbia Falls man has been cited for killing two wolves during a closed season in northwestern Montana.

2/11/09 Wildlife officials in Uttar Pradesh Monday arrested two youths for killing a full-grown leopard in the state's Katarnia Ghat forest reserve.

1/11/09 Despite Ganga dolphin being included in the list of Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act, its killing continues.

1/11/09 Tigers will become extinct unless the international community unites urgently to find new strategies to ensure their survival, campaigners and scientists in Nepal said Tuesday.

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Undercover investigations form a vital part of the League's overall campaigning strategy to abolish blood sports and tackle wildlife crime. Without these investigations, MPs, the media, League members, supporters and the wider public would not be aware of the nature and scale of wildlife persecution.

If you have any information you think may be of value to League investigators, e-mail in confidence investigations@league.uk.com or write to Investigations Unit, League Against Cruel Sports, 83-87 Union Street, London, SE1 1SG.

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