Welcome to the Latest news and Archives for January 2009

31/1/09 Please join us for a peaceful protest against hare coursing on Wednesday 4th February 2009. The protest will be held outside Power stown Park coursing finals venue in Clonmel County Tipperary from 12 noon to 2pm.

31/1/09 Leading West hunt campaigner Giles Bradshaw appears to have got Labour's anti-hunting campaign to agree the ban is flawed.

30/1/09 An illegal seven-month hunting spree inside Fontainebleau State Park ended this month when state wildlife agents emerged from tree shadows to arrest three men shooting deer from a car window.

29/1/09 The proposed killing of a number of woodpeckers taking up residence in homes in the San Francisco area is unacceptable, a California environmental group says.

28/1/09 Cumbrian hunts are flouting the ban. The situation is increasingly frustrating to animal rights’ activists who believe illegal hunting here is rife.

27/1/09 A state Senate committee voted Tuesday to recommend passage of a bill targeting wildlife serial killers. “This bill only addresses the most egregious incidents,” said Jay Lawson, the state’s chief game warden.

26/1/09 Police forensic officers are hoping to adopt an owl, which crash-landed at a Sussex police station, as their mascot

25/1/09 The death of a bald eagle that was shot Dec. 28 in Adair County spurred the Tulsa Zoo into action. It has joined with other agencies to create a lasting reward fund and is offering a $2,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in the crime.

24/1/09 Together with our campaign partners IFAW and the RSPCA, the League has asked MPs to table an Early Day Motion (number 481) which Members of Parliament can sign to show their support for the Hunting Act and call upon the authorities to better enforce the law.

24/1/09 A woman watched in horror as a pack of hunt hounds savaged a pet cat in her garden, the Wexford People has reported. This is the latest in a growing list of pet fatalities during hunts. ICABS has renewed its call on landowners to keep hunts out.

24/1/09 Kenya Wildlife Service rangers shot dead a poacher believed to be behind a series of wildlife killings in the country's expansive Tsavo East National park, a spokesman said Friday.

23/1/09 The RSPCA is appealing for information following a series of dead dogs found dumped in a Kent beauty spot this month.

22/1/09 In what's becoming a new presidential tradition, Montana's wolves are back on the endangered-species list while President Barack Obama's staff reviews last-minute decisions of former president George W. Bush.

22/1/09 Wildlife biologists briefly captured and released a 130-pound mountain lion on the Santa Rosa Plateau last weekend as part of an effort to monitor the plight of the region's cougars.

21/1/09 Wild birds and animals are suffering and dying due to casually dropped litter and discarded fishing line and hooks. That's the stark message from the RSPCA in the West Midlands as the charity makes a plea for people to clean up their act.

20/1/09 A MAJOR purge was launched yesterday to round up poachers in the East Riding using helicopter surveillance, tracker dogs, uniformed police and detectives.

20/1/09 Two rangers share their experiences of protecting mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park, DR Congo.

20/1/09 JACKSON - Wildlife officials say this is the time of year when wildlife conflicts increase dramatically in Wyoming.

19/1/09 Police bust a rhino poaching syndicate and are now hoping to link the men to a spate of poaching incidents in KwaZulu-Natal.

18/1/09 BRITISH hunters, including a prominent Harley Street surgeon, have been paying the Zimbabwean authorities thousands of pounds each to take part in a mass elephant cull.

18/1/09 Police in East Yorkshire mount an operation to deter criminals from stealing livestock, wildlife or machinery.

17/1/09 The country's financial tumult is exacting a toll on wildlife in California and Florida, where game wardens are seeing a surge in poaching for money as the economy declines.

17/1/09 A syndicate of 11 suspected poachers, including three Chinese nationals, have been arrested for a spate of rhino slaughters in South Africa's top wildlife areas, authorities said Friday.

17/1/08 An “elephant graveyard” was uncovered at the weekend on Portobello Road by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) in a bid to urge shoppers not to buy deadly ivory trinkets.

16/1/09 Shropshire huntsman Otis Ferry was today freed on bail after spending the last four months in custody awaiting trial on witness ‘nobbling’ charges.

16/1/09 The country's financial tumult is exacting a toll on wildlife in California and Florida, where game wardens are seeing a surge in poaching for money as the economy declines.

16/1/09 Waterfowl at one of the units of the Kern National Wildlife Refuge are dying due to an outbreak of Avian Cholera.

16/1/09 Scientists from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), sponsored by Defra, have led the way in creating a ‘FTSE indicator’ of climate change for migratory species.

15/1/09 The South African government is finally on the brink of passing legislation to outlaw gin-traps. The Landmark Foundation is a charity that has been campaigning for these methods to be banned, in favour of other non-lethal and ecological measures and more.

15/1/09 A coyote killing contest in Montana angers animal rights groups. It's called the howler hauler, a statewide coyote killing contest sponsored by the Montana Fur Bearer Conservation Association, or (MFCA). The goal, see how many coyotes you can bag in just two weeks.

15/1/09 The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) has said it has not authorised killing of a tiger following the beast's rampage in Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh for the last three months during which four lives were lost.

14/1/09 Boxer Suffering From Extreme Malnutrition. They say that a picture speaks a thousand words. In this case, this picture rendered me speechless.

14/1/09 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed the gray wolf from protections of the Endangered Species Act in Wisconsin and other Great Lakes states today.

13/1/09 A number of "hotspots" where some of Scotland's endangered birds of prey have been poisoned have been highlighted in a new map designed to step up the fight against wildlife crime.

13/1/09 In a move likely to appal conservationists the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) and the Parks and Wildlife Management Authority have reportedly struck a deal that has resulted in the authority slaughtering elephants to feed soldiers at army barracks across the country.

12/1/09 Two swans have been killed in Wednesfield and one badly injured in Willenhall in attacks condemned today by an animal charity. The dead birds, which appear to have been shot, were recovered from the Wyrley & Essington Canal, in the town centre yesterday.

12/1/09 Rising numbers of poachers have been butchering deer in the Stafford and Cannock areas, according to wildlife crimefighters.

11/1/09 As the winter chill continues, the RSPCA is urging people to take special care of their animals and keep a close eye on their garden visitors.

10/1/09 On the trail of the Arctic wolf. During summer 2007, professional explorer Jim McNeill travelled to Ellesmere Island with a BBC Natural History Unit crew, to capture the elusive Arctic wolf on camera.

10/1/09 The Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward, will not be prosecuted over allegations he beat a gun dog, the RSPCA has said.

9/1/09 The owner of Hobo, a dog described as a 'walking skeleton' by a vet, has been banned from keeping animals for 25 years by Northampton Magistrates' Court, in a case brought by the RSPCA.

9/1/09 We are urging RTS to stop promoting hunters and inhumane, sensless killing of our wildlife. Serbian Citizens pleaded and pleaded, called editors in RTS and explained how emotionaly disturbed they become after seeing that «show» on TV (our children tears and emotional disstress CANT be ignored.

9/1/09 PAW Bulletins summarise the activities of the Partnership and update Partners with progress. Available - PAW bulletin 30 - December 2008

8/1/09 As the winter chill continues, the RSPCA is urging people to take special care of their animals and keep a close eye on their garden visitors.

8/1/09 A collie cross rehomed by the RSPCA Norfolk West Branch 11 years ago was found straying in Bradford, West Yorkshire, 140 miles from her original home.

8/1/09 Police investigators from Southeast Asia, China and the United States met in Bangkok Wednesday to share strategies for tackling the illegal international trade in tigers, leopards and pangolins.

8/1/09 Farmers are to be allowed to shoot more ravens than previously permitted in an effort to protect newborn lambs and calves, NFU Scotland has said.

7/1/09 The missing lynx Film that may prove big cats really do roam Britain. For years we have questioned their existence  -  and put sightings down to human error and tricks of the light.

6/1/09 Serious crime link to blood sport Wildlife crime officers in Tayside have warned that serious criminals could be behind a number of hare coursing incidents in the region.

6/1/09 A new website to help police officers and the Crown Prosecution Service with the enforcement of the Hunting Act has been launched.

5/1/09 Two foxes were freed from a park after they became trapped in water at the bottom of a skateboard bowl.

5/1/09 A pet cat has had to have a leg amputated after it was shot with an air rifle in Aberdeenshire.The family cat - who is called Willow - was attacked with the weapon in the Crook O'Ness area of Macduff early on Saturday afternoon.

5/1/09 Australian scientists say they want to build a fence on Tasmania to prevent the spread of a cancer that threatens the Tasmanian Devil with extinction.

5/1/09 Since winter 2006, bats in parts of the northeast have been dying by the thousands. Biologists from state and federal agencies and conservation organizations have been investigating the cause of the die-off, but so far, there are few answers.

4/1/09 A man has been arrested in connection with an ongoing court case involving Shropshire huntmaster Otis Ferry.

4/1/09 115 Groups Ask Obama's Ag Secretary to End Wildlife Killing the government slaughter of millions of wild animals, including wolves, coyotes, bears, cougars, and prairie dogs.

4/1/09 £ 3 a month can help us win the fight against the gruesome sport of bear baiting. Information by the WSPA.

3/1/09 The RSPCA's East Winch Wildlife Center in King's Lynn, Norfolk, needs your help in caring for large numbers of orphaned grey seals that it has been taking in since November.

3/1/09 A gamekeeper has escaped jail after admitting using an illegal trap and allowing another keeper to illegally catch birds of prey.

3/1/09 The BBC's Gary Duffy joins Brazilian police as they try to clamp down on the lucrative wildlife trafficking trade that sees millions of animals and birds seized from their habitats each years.

3/1/09 A Brighton woman has been banned from keeping animals for life and jailed for 12 weeks after severely neglecting her dog, in a case brought by the RSPCA.

2/1/09 A stag being pursued by the Ward Union hunt was forced to swim across the River Boyne in a desperate bid to escape, the Irish Times has reported. Information by the ICABS and more.

2/1/09 Poaching increase predicted. TAYSIDE COULD be set for a marked increase in poaching as the credit crunch continues to bite. With money tight throughout the country, career criminals are changing their habits in a bid to supplement their incomes.

1/1/09 NSW wildlife attack prompts cameras call. The NSW opposition is calling for better protection of wildlife sanctuaries at risk of vandalism following the destruction of a rare bird's nesting sanctuary on the NSW south coast.

1/1/09 Hundreds of internally displaced persons in northern Uganda have sued the country's wildlife authority, demanding 2.8 billion shillings (US$1.4m) for damage to their crops and other property by elephants and buffaloes straying out of a national park in the region.

1/1/09Police investigate eagle shootings near Pendleton. The first eagle was found in the snow, its wings spread far and wide, feathers scattered about its body.

1/1/09 Today, Humane Society International/UK and The Humane Society of the United States welcome a European Union ban on the import, export and trade of cat and dog fur that will become effective on Jan. 1.

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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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