Anti-grouse shooting petition crushed by MPs who don’t even shoot
Wild Justice’s petition to ban driven grouse shooting was quashed in Westminster Hall yesterday, with all but one MP opposing the ban
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Don’t forget the gillies: Helen Benson takes on river tour
Helen Benson, CEO of the Gamekeepers Welfare Trust, is hoping to visit 15 Scottish rivers to raise awareness of the free support available to gillies and others whose livelihoods depend on rivers
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GWCT launches survey into gamebird impact on reptiles
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust has announced new research to examine whether gamebirds could be affecting reptile populations
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Farming budget trimmed – despite rural pressure
Farmers in England will see £100 million cut from the farming and countryside budget, following Labour’s first spending review
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Peers back keepers as wildfire risk grows
Peers warned that Natural England’s clampdown on controlled burning is fuelling the risk of catastrophic wildfires
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Hunting bill ‘ill-informed attack’ on Irish rural life
A proposed bill to ban foxhunting in the Republic of Ireland has sparked strong opposition from Countryside Alliance Ireland
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