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An Astur-Cantabrian Griffon follows the trail of a sounder of wild boar despite being charged several times by a sow
8+ hour, 34+ min ago (362+ words) Images show the difficulty of hunting wild boar in northern Spain, both for dogs and for hunters. David Fern'ndez, one of the greatest defenders of traditional wild boar hunting with trailing dogs in Spain, has published a video that he…...
Natural England Review Finds Limited Ecological Impact From Coastal Wildfowling
8+ hour, 4+ min 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....
Wild boar overpopulation, in a striking video
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (238+ words) One of the large mammals with the greatest reproductive potential in the Northern Hemisphere. The wild boar has expanded demographically in an unstoppable way over recent decades, both in its natural habitats in Europe and Asia and in those where…...
Europe Tests Protective Vests to Shield Hunting Dogs From Wolf Attacks
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (320+ words) FACE has highlighted field trials of protective vests for hunting dogs at an EU large carnivore coexistence meeting in Brussels, with Croatia emerging as a key testing ground and interest growing across Europe. Europe's debate over coexistence with the wolf…...
A fox steals a shepherd's stick
3+ day, 8+ 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…...
A pony is stolen in Sanl'car de Barrameda and a reward of 50, 000 euros is offered to anyone who returns him home
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (314+ words) A video surveillance camera recorded the car used to carry out the theft. The thieves took the competition horse away in the boot of the car. Ciuciu is a 20-year-old male of the Falabella breed. An equine breed created in…...
Two wolves attack a huge wild boar at the door of a house
4+ day, 6+ 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…...
France Turns to Forest Damage Data Before Setting Deer and Wild Ungulate Quotas
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (450+ words) French hunting and biodiversity authorities are pushing ecological indicators as a shared way to assess wild ungulate pressure on forests, regeneration and hunting plans. The balance between wild ungulates and forest regeneration is again under scrutiny in France, where hunting…...
British Hunters Push to Become a Front-Line Force Against Invasive Species
1+ week, 7+ hour 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…...
Trail Camera Captures a Deer Chasing a Black Bear Carrying Her Fawn
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (425+ words) The unusual footage shows a black bear fleeing with a fawn in its jaws as the young deer's mother gives chase, a dramatic glimpse of predator pressure during the first weeks of a whitetail's life. A trail camera has recorded…...