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EU Hunting Officials Focus on Large Carnivores, Disease and Digital Game Management in Latvia
4+ hour, 21+ min ago (425+ words) Hunting and wildlife officials from EU member states met in Kuld'ga, Latvia, to discuss large carnivores, African swine fever, forest damage and the growing role of digital tools in game management. The Latvian town of Kuld'ga hosted the informal meeting…...
Danish Hunters Count 22, 090 Eiders in New Push for Sustainable Management
18+ hour, 12+ min ago (642+ words) A nationwide volunteer survey in Denmark recorded 22, 090 common eiders across 58 coastal sites, providing fresh data on a declining waterbird whose management depends heavily on the balance between males and females. The common eider has again placed Denmark at the centre…...
Wild boar population control with dogs: the role of drones and thermal vision in the war against overpopulation
19+ hour, 10+ min ago (757+ words) A thermal drone detects the body heat of animals, making it possible to locate them even in dense vegetation, fog or at night, conditions in which the human eye comes up against these limitations. Before releasing the dogs, a reconnaissance…...
Natural England Review Finds Limited Ecological Impact From Coastal Wildfowling
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (527+ words) A Natural England evidence review on recreational coastal wildfowling in England, highlighted by FACE, says the activity appears to make only a limited contribution to bird disturbance and mortality, while calling for protected sites to be assessed case by case....
Seven Wolves Poisoned at French Wildlife Park Reignite Rural Anger Over Predators
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (542+ words) A young livestock farmer in Loz're has been given a suspended prison sentence and a fine after seven wolves died from poisoned meat at the Wolves of G'vaudan Park, turning France's rural wolf conflict into a criminal case. The wolf…...
A fox steals a shepherd's stick
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (162+ words) The animal gets so close to the flock of sheep that the farmer decides to throw his crook at it, with such bad luck that the fox decides to take revenge by carrying it away in its mouth. Foxes are…...
Two wolves attack a huge wild boar at the door of a house
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (489+ words) The owner of the rural home takes out his mobile phone and records what he is seeing and hearing. Two wolves savagely bite the ears and neck of a wild boar that is larger than they are. A video recorded…...
British Hunters Push to Become a Front-Line Force Against Invasive Species
1+ week, 2+ day ago (448+ words) BASC says hunters, gamekeepers, wildfowling clubs and rural volunteers can help the UK prevent, detect and manage invasive non-native species across farmland, woodland and wetlands. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), one of the UK's leading shooting and…...
France Moves Toward a Specific Bowhunting Permit
1+ week, 3+ day ago (383+ words) France is preparing a dedicated permit for bowhunting, a move backed by national hunting bodies to give clearer recognition to a practice that has already been regulated for three decades. France is moving toward the creation of a specific permit…...