Our policy is in line with other wildlife and naturalist groups

 

Above: (ignore time stamp) an intruder who turned up at 0320hrs one morning in cub season in the mistaken belief there was a fox den in my garden. Proof that this is going on (mange had wiped out local foxes)

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The latest e newsletter of Wildlife News covering Bristol has arrived and there is a call for people to report all species sighted so that their numbers and status can be assessed.

I sent this response:

"Hi, Ben.

Today we put out a call for people to not report the locations of badgers, foxes, otters and certain other species. The reason being that there are currently people out to hunt these animals or ‘find them dead by the roadside’ to sell on for taxidermy, etc. We know there are people snaring in and around the City and two foxes have already been victims to snares.

Our policy is in line with other wildlife and naturalist groups in Europe, the United States and Canada as well as Australia that when it comes to wildlife and protection for them silence is the best policy.

Considering that 250,000 badgers are “legally killed” already and that separate to 100,000 killed on UK roads and an unknown number shot, snared and poisoned we consider this a policy worth promoting even though it may annoy some.

Our wildlife is fighting for survival.

Regards

Terry"

As the Wildlife News has never bothered with fox and badger items sent in the past I doubt this will be of interest but if I have to be THE pain in the ass I will be.