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and Archives for November 2007
30/11/07
Wildlife experts say crime is a continuing threat to Britain’s most
vulnerable birds – especially birds of prey. During 2006, 72 egg
collecting incidents were recorded, including robberies from 16 nests
of birds on Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
30/11/07
Fury as three protected red kites found dead after poisoning. Rare
birds of prey from an award-winning Scots breeding project have been
found poisoned.
29/11/07
ATTEMPTS are being made to kill deer by luring them on to a rural road
- with bread and jam. Officers believe poachers may be responsible for
the action at a village near Dorchester and are appealing for
information.
28/11/07
On Wednesday 28 November 2007 The House Lords dismissed
challenges, brought by pro-hunting groups, against the law
banning hunting with dogs.
28/11/07
Nairobi - Four rare gorillas who were smuggled into Malaysia are being
flown back to their home in Cameroon after five years in exile, says a
wildlife conservation group.
25/11/07
Threatened wildlife moving higher up into the mountains. SEREMBAN:
Threatened by logging, land clearing and poachers, wildlife like the
gaur and wild dog are moving higher up into the country's mountains.
24/11/07
The body in charge of Irish foxhunting is investigating claims that a
fox was dug out of its den, tied up and then fed alive to hounds
during a top hunt in Westmeath.
24/11/07
Seven defendants including former racehorse trainer Peter Easterby,
trainer Sir Mark Prescott and the TV cook Clarissa Dickson Wright are
to be tried at Scarborough Magistrates Court next April for alleged
illegal hare coursing.
23/11/07
The trial of four men connected with the Isle of Wight foxhounds was
yesterday postponed.
22/11/07
It will come as no surprise that the world’s largest terrestrial
mammal continues to be besieged from all sides. In addition to threats
to its habitat throughout Africa and Asia, smuggling and illicit trade
in ivory pose major challenges to law enforcement authorities across
the world.
21/11/07
With the population of bald eagles now high enough that they're no
longer protected under the federal Endangered Species Act, some
American Indians in Wyoming say the federal government shouldn't
require them to get permission to kill the birds for religious
ceremonies.
20/11/07
Although Labour succeeded in pushing through a ban on hunting with
dogs, the government is trying to appease bloodsports enthusiasts by
its wholehearted support for the production each year of some 40
million pheasants and partridges to be shot for 'sport'.
20/11/07
Animal rights activists are the first to be hit by a law that forces
them to hand over decryption keys to police. The request for the keys
is being made under the controversial Regulation of Investigatory
Powers Act (RIPA).
19/11/07
A County Durham gamekeeper who kept wild birds has been ordered to
carry out 180 hours of community service.
18/11/07
Dunston Harriers invade Norfolk wildlife reserve video 18 November.
18/11/07
Russian environmental officials have asked a team from IFAW
(International Fund for Animal Welfare) to assess the impact to
wildlife following an oil spill near the Black Sea.
18/11/07
In one of the shortest trials in Indian wildlife crime history, three
foreigners- two Tibetans and a Nepalese national were sentenced to
five years' Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) by a Delhi Court today.
17/11/07
Police were called to an alleged fox hunt in Friday Woods, Colchester.
A Berechurch resident called officers after spotting about 10 riders
and about 30 hounds racing through the woods at noon on Wednesday
17/11/07
Wildlife experts and government officials from India and the United
States met at India’s famed Ranthambore tiger reserve in early
November to discuss ways to counter the factors driving one of the
world’s most iconic animals toward extinction.
16/11/07
A Delhi court Saturday sentenced two Tibetans and a Nepalese to five
years imprisonment and a fine of Rs.10,000 each for trying to smuggle
45 leopard and 15 otter skins to Nepal in 2005.
15/11/07
Service order for badger baiting. Wildlife protection agencies have
expressed their disappointment after a man who admitted badger baiting
was sentenced to community service
14/11/07
WSPA launches ‘Bear Detection’ kit to detect bear bile in Asian
medicine WSPA (World Society for the Protection of Animals) is helping
tackle the ugly world of illegal wildlife trading. WSPA is working to
highlight the suffering of bears on bear farms using innovative and
ground-breaking tactics.
13/11/07
The PSNI has warned there will be fewer places for wildlife criminals to
hide as police team up with a UK-wide investigative support wildlife
crime unit. Anthony's
view excellent news.
13/11/07
Three foreigners were convicted today in a case involving a landmark
seizure of a huge number of leopard and otter skins in the Indian
capital. They will be sentenced later.
12/11/07
6 of world's 8 bear species could face extinction. Sun bears, the
world's smallest, are added to list due to poaching, logging The world's
smallest bear on Monday was added to a list of wildlife that could face
extinction, joining five of the world's eight bear species already
classified as in danger
11/11/07
A South African man was fined $20,000 today after he was caught trying
to smuggle parrot eggs into New Zealand. Pillipus Fourie pleaded guilty
in Manukau District Court and was fined $10,000 for possession of
unauthorised goods and $5000 for making a false declaration
10/11/07
Thai Customs officers said Saturday they have rescued more than 100
pangolins and arrested three men attempting to smuggle the endangered
animals to China, where they were destined for the cooking pot.
10/11/07
Irresponsible hunters causing landowners to close access and state
wildlife officials have reason for concern, because he's nowhere close
to being the only landowner feeling that way.
9/11/07
THE Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) is investigating the source and
exact quantity of ivory pieces impounded in Uganda in August. UWA
complains that security seized over 300 pieces of ivory from suspected
traffickers, but only handed over 108 pieces to the Police.
8/11/07
Only four people have been prosecuted under new badger baiting laws
despite one incident being reported every week, BBC Scotland has
learned.
8/11/07
Indian tigers get a second chance when people are put first Early this
year, when villagers discovered a huge male tiger trapped in an
abandoned well in the largest of India's tiger preserves, they did a
remarkable thing.
8/11/07
Harare - Poachers have shot dead three black rhinoceros - a species
listed as the most highly endangered large mammal on earth - on a
private conservancy, its owner said Thursday.
7/11/07
An anti-hunt activist did not hear any gunfire on the
day a Westcountry huntsman claimed two foxes were shot, a court has been
told.
7/11/07
Two new trade routes to smuggle tiger skins. Even as the preliminary
tiger census indicates that tiger population in India has declined,
wildlife authorities continue to grapple with concerns of new trade
routes for smuggling tiger skins and parts to China.
7/11/07
Many police forces and the National Wildlife Crime Unit are committed to
reducing wildlife crime such as smuggling protected species, killing
protected
6/11/07
Poaching has decimated tiger numbers. How do experts count the elusive
big cats.
5/11/07
The Indian prime minister has approved the
creation of a "tiger protection force" after new research
revealed that the country's tiger population had fallen to less than
half of its 2002 levels
4/11/07
If the people of Congo save the mountain gorilla, might the gorilla
return the favor? That is the hope of environmental activists, who
realize that wildlife conservation and tourism could be the key to
survival for people as well as animals in a part of Africa where
conflict has been the norm.
3/11/07
Forestry Commission Fails Britain's Wildlife
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3/11/07
Nomadic tribe eyeing wildlife, says Forest Dept. Bahelias, a nomadic
tribe which dispenses indigenous herbal medicine on the roadside and in
village fairs, are more than what they pretend to be. According to the
Forest Department, they are also poachers targetting wildlife in
Maharashtra’s forest.
2/11/07
India is looking to recruit a top police officer and retired soldiers to
its tiger protection agency in a bid to strengthen efforts to save its
rapidly dwindling population of big cats, a leading conservationist said
Friday.
1/11/07
The Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) stated today that they were ready
for what would traditionally be the start of a new fox-hunting season
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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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