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Exclusive: Ministers also expected to announce trail-hunting ban in sweeping changes to animal welfare lawShooting hares in England will be banned for most of the year as part of sweeping changes to animal welfare law.At the moment, it is legal to shoo…
Analysis of legal hunting in Montana and Idaho shows that eliminating one wolf protected just 7% of a single cowLegalized wolf hunting in the western US has had only a minimal impact on preventing livestock loss, a new study led by the University of Mi…
Commission approves limited season despite calls of cruelty over use of bows and arrows, food traps and dogsWildlife groups have condemned a decision by regulators in Florida to allow the hunting of black bears for the first time in a decade, and to pe…
A millionaire rancher was gored to death by a buffalo while hunting on a big game safari in South Africa.Ranch trader Asher Watkins was killed when the 1.3-ton Cape buffalo he was tracking charged from the brush and struck him, killing the 52-year-old…
Exclusive: Restrictions on shot and bullets containing toxic metal to be phased in over three years from 2026Shotgun pellets and bullets that contain lead are to be banned for almost all uses, ministers have said, in a long-awaited announcement welcome…
Vow in 2020 aimed to keep shot out of human food chain but study finds most game carcasses still contain leadA voluntary promise to phase out toxic lead shot in the UK has failed, meaning wildlife and human health are being put at risk, a study has fou…
Leo Docherty, Foreign Office minister, says government ‘working at pace’ to hold those responsible for Russian opposition leader’s death to accountNo 10 has declined to repeat Kemi Badenoch’s claim that the former chair of the Post Office gave an inter…
Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party MP Jeff Bourman says ‘Hunters for the Hungry’ proposal will help deal with ballooning deer numbersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily new…
Exclusive: Legislation was blocked by small group of peers who tabled more than 60 amendmentsLabour has urged ministers to resurrect a bill banning the import of body parts of endangered animals hunted overseas, which was blocked by a small group of pe…
Ursula Von der Leyen calls for action as attacks on livestock prompt rise in complaints from farmersThe EU is to review the conservation status of wolves on the continent after a remarkable comeback of the carnivore species raised protests from farmers…