Keep Quiet And Protect Local Wildlife

  Working in wildlife and being a naturalist means that you are in a war.

No exaggeration.

We have foxes still being hunted cruelly and if someone local to a hunt protests over it -simply stating "I do not approve of hunting"- then they and their families can become victims to bulling, trolling online and even have deliberate damage caused to property -and be assaulted. In the case of protesting against badger baiting (supposedly illegal since the badger is a protected species) opponents cannot just be beaten up but be scarred for life by weapons.

That is what pro hunt people do to humans.

When it comes to badgers and foxes there is no such thing as cruelty -it is stated in many 'sports' books from the "Golden Age of Hunting" in the19th century that it is cruel however there is "the pleasure derived from the sport". Cruelty to their own hounds and horses is of little consequence -just animals.

I am, not going to get into an anti-hunting post since the 'sport' (as they still call it openly) wiped out the native British Old Fox types by the late 19th century and that after all the 'sportsmen'-authors noted how hunting was driving those foxes to extinction...they carried on killing in the most idiotic way -breeding pairs, cubs and even pregnant vixens -it was part of the 'sport'.

We know that pro hunt supporters are seeded into wildlife groups on social media such as Face Book and they watch wildlife blogs closely. There is no secret about this. Therefore the rule should always be never ever give out the location of badgers or foxes. The number of badgers sold to taxidermists that are all "road kill" is suspicious. But we know foxes and badgers are snared, poisoned and killed in other ways.

Yes, take photos of badgers or foxes and share but -again- never ever give out lovcations let alone as I have seen on groups "this badger comes along Any Road by Any Park every night at 9pm" which gives location and when the badger can be sighted and followed.

It may sound like a broken record but protect local wildlife!