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An exhausted short-eared owl has been given a lift in a helicopter after flying more than 100 miles to an off-shore oil rig. The bird crash-landed on a North Sea platform last Wednesday and was looked after by crew members who found it. The short-eared owl was then flown back to land and taken […]
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Liana Baker, 21 yrs of Central Avenue, Bury and her father Alan Baker aged 61 years of Peel Street, Accrington, appeared at Bury Magistrates Court today (29/10/2015), where they were sentenced for two offences relating to the possession and offering for sale of two wild peregrine falcons. The pair had pleaded guilty to all […]
On the 4th November, Scottish Natural Heritage published the following Press Release:
General licences restricted in wildlife crime hotspots
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has restricted the use of general licences on four properties in two wildlife crime hotspots – one in Stirlingshire and one in the Borders – this week. The decision was made on […]
An Aberdeenshire gamekeeper has been convicted of snaring offences which resulted in the death of a badger following a Scottish SPCA investigation. Warning image may cause upset. George Allan, 61, appeared for sentencing at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Tuesday 3 November and was fined £600.
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