Hunting News Update – Good news for stags as ‘season’ finally draws to a close

There is just over six weeks to fill out the government consultation on ‘trail hunting’, which closes on 18 June.  Protect the Wild has published guidance for people submitting their answers. Make sure you have your say! As the stag hunting ‘season’ draws to a close we are planning to wind down these regular hunting […]

Illegally set spring trap causes death of Barn Owl

North Yorkshire Police have reported on the sentencing of a man after the death of a Barn Owl trapped illegally on an allotment plot in Hunmanby, near Scarborough. On 8 April 2023, a dog walker discovered a badly-injured adult Barn Owl caught in a spring-operated trap in the allotments at Sands Lane, Hunmanby. Despite the […]