Wildlife

A farmer from Montgomeryshire has created a petition which has placed pressure on the Welsh Government to remove or lower the requirement for farmers to place land out of production for tree planting and habitat creation

A crackdown on hare coursing led to more than 20 arrests in just one month, police in Lincolnshire have revealed.

Three men have been arrested following a series of attacks on wildlife in Dorset.

The Scottish Government has rejected calls for farmers to receive compensation where beaver damage is causing a financial loss.

Sea eagle predation appears to be spreading to new areas of the Western Isles, as the population of the giant raptors continues to increase.

The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has launched a fact-checking website to challenge misreporting of ecological science.

A proposal by the Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) to sell Glenridding Common has prompted fears that the area could be used as a testbed for rewilding.

Plans to rewild an area the size of Dorset to restore biodiversity have been branded ‘unrealistic’ by farmers.

Plans to rewild an area the size of Dorset in an attempt to restore soil health have been branded ‘unrealistic’ by farmers.

Defra non-executive director Ben Goldsmith has called for ‘rewilding’ to be renamed ‘wilder farming’ in order to reassure farmers they are central to the movement.