Tougher jail sentences and unlimited fines as part of tough new measures to tackle hare coarsing.
MoreNew laws to crackdown on hare coursing come into force
Posted on August 1, 2022 in Campaign, Security, Wildlife
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Impact of hare coursing revealed by farming families
Posted on June 9, 2021 in Campaign, Security, Wildlife
Troubling new insights into the prevalence and impacts of hare coursing in the countryside have been provided by farming families in response to a survey carried out by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society.
MoreNRCN calls for clarity on licensing changes for farmers and rural businesses
Posted on April 24, 2019 in Breaking News, WildlifeThe National Rural Crime Network is urging Natural England to urgently provide more information to farmers and rural businesses who are set to be affected by a significant change to licensing requirements for controlling specific wild bird species.
MoreOur View: Raptor prosecution success
Posted on August 29, 2018 in Breaking News, WildlifeJulia Mulligan, Chair of the National Rural Crime Network, has welcomed the successful conviction of a gamekeeper who shot two protected short-eared owls.
MoreWildlife Crime & Rural Affairs Strategies
Posted on August 1, 2018 in Breaking News, Generic, Wildlife
Last month, the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) launched the first policing strategies to tackle wildlife and rural crime across the UK.
MoreNorfolk’s police and crime commissioner says drones could be used to help fight rural crime in Norfolk
Posted on May 23, 2017 in Generic, Wildlife
Drones could soon be patrolling the skies above rural Norfolk to help target illegal hare coursers operating in the county according to Norfolk’s police and crime commissioner. Norfolk’s newly-elected PCC, Lorne Green, highlighting the work of the voluntary sector as he is officially sworn in for a four-year term Lorne made his formal Declaration […]
MoreRural Taskforce leading the way after successful first year
Posted on April 10, 2017 in Breaking News, Security, Wildlife
A police team dedicated to serving North Yorkshire’s rural communities is celebrating its first anniversary – and its 100th arrest.
MoreNorfolk’s rural crime team tackles illegal hare coursing
Posted on October 6, 2016 in WildlifeCriminals face fines of £5000 for hare coursing in Norfolk. As fields are harvested across Norfolk, the rural landscape changes dramatically and with it, the type of rural crimes which happen within our borders. Read more: http://www.klfm967.co.uk/news/klfm-news/2108292/norfolks-rural-crime-team-tackles-illegal-hare-coursing/
MoreTeam approach to tackle illegal off-roading
Posted on March 26, 2015 in Wildlife
A recent action day to tackle illegal off-road motorised activity in the North York Moors National Park has been praised by members of the public.
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