Ruth Tingay
@ruthtingay.bsky.social
Wildlife Ecology & Conservation I Raptors I Wildlife Crime I PhD I Writes Raptor Persecution UK blog @RaptorPersUK.bsky.social I Co-Founder & Director Wild Justice @wildjustice.bsky.social
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We attended the annual UK Wildlife Crime Enforcers conference this week & met some fantastic people working hard for wildlife. We also had a few interesting chats about potential new projects/partners...plans are already underway with some of them. We'll tell you more when we can!
November 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
We attended the annual UK Wildlife Crime Enforcers conference this week & met some fantastic people working hard for wildlife. We also had a few interesting chats about potential new projects/partners...plans are already underway with some of them. We'll tell you more when we can!
Four more arrests (total now 16) in relation to appalling Fox-hunting incident filmed at Ambleside, Cumbria on 8 Nov.
Well done, Cumbria Police, keep going.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Well done, Cumbria Police, keep going.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ambleside illegal fox hunt probe sees four more arrests
Cumbria Police are investigating a meet staged in Ambleside earlier this month.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Four more arrests (total now 16) in relation to appalling Fox-hunting incident filmed at Ambleside, Cumbria on 8 Nov.
Well done, Cumbria Police, keep going.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Well done, Cumbria Police, keep going.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This blog, written by a lecturer in criminality at London South Bank University, is a good primer for those struggling to understand why 400+ fox-hunting incidents are reported each year, despite the 2004 hunting ban. #TimeForChange
www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/09/16/h...
www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/09/16/h...
How fox hunting demonstrates the ‘farcical’ nature of criminal justice today - Transforming Society
Tracey Davanna, co-editor of 'Policing in Crisis?', discusses how The Hunt Saboteurs Association exposes the violence, privilege, and state complicity surrounding illegal fox hunting, highlighting how...
www.transformingsociety.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This blog, written by a lecturer in criminality at London South Bank University, is a good primer for those struggling to understand why 400+ fox-hunting incidents are reported each year, despite the 2004 hunting ban. #TimeForChange
www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/09/16/h...
www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/09/16/h...
New collaborative wildlife crime initiative launched:
Operation Major endeavours to build a strong, collaborative response that reduces harm to dogs, protects wildlife & strengthens the detection and prevention of wildlife crime & animal abuse across the UK 👏👏🦡⚖️
naturewatch.org/the-story-be...
Operation Major endeavours to build a strong, collaborative response that reduces harm to dogs, protects wildlife & strengthens the detection and prevention of wildlife crime & animal abuse across the UK 👏👏🦡⚖️
naturewatch.org/the-story-be...
Raising Awareness Of Dogs Injured In The Commission Of Wildlife Crime | Naturewatch Foundation
Operation Major was born out of an incident of barbaric animal abuse, however a story that ended in hope.
naturewatch.org
November 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
New collaborative wildlife crime initiative launched:
Operation Major endeavours to build a strong, collaborative response that reduces harm to dogs, protects wildlife & strengthens the detection and prevention of wildlife crime & animal abuse across the UK 👏👏🦡⚖️
naturewatch.org/the-story-be...
Operation Major endeavours to build a strong, collaborative response that reduces harm to dogs, protects wildlife & strengthens the detection and prevention of wildlife crime & animal abuse across the UK 👏👏🦡⚖️
naturewatch.org/the-story-be...
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NOVEMBER UPDATE Who Owns Scotland now published with total of 4900 landholdings (76.64% rural Scotland). The project is financed solely by subscription income. New subscriptions welcome - they start at £5 whoownsscotland.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
NOVEMBER UPDATE Who Owns Scotland now published with total of 4900 landholdings (76.64% rural Scotland). The project is financed solely by subscription income. New subscriptions welcome - they start at £5 whoownsscotland.org.uk
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November 26, 2025 at 10:25 AM
PLEASE SHARE!
Just a few days left and we're nearly at our target!
Please DONATE if you can, every £ counts & is matched up to £250 by The Aviva Community Fund!
Huge thanks to our fantastic ambassadors
@brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social and Andy Wilson.
www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/kernow-con...
Just a few days left and we're nearly at our target!
Please DONATE if you can, every £ counts & is matched up to £250 by The Aviva Community Fund!
Huge thanks to our fantastic ambassadors
@brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social and Andy Wilson.
www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/kernow-con...
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This is so deeply disappointing. I really despair. A dark day for the UK’s precious wildlife and habitats. We need to be urgently stepping up protections, not recklessly discarding them… 🦇 🌳
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A shameful step back for nature as UK Government pushes through damaging Planning and Infrastructure Bill - @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/public-...
A shameful step back for nature as UK Government pushes through damaging Planning and Infrastructure Bill | The Wildlife Trusts
Despite valiant efforts by nature champions in the House of Lords, last night saw the Government bulldoze the wildlife-harming Planning & Infrastructure Bill through its last remaining hurdles. Matt B...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This is so deeply disappointing. I really despair. A dark day for the UK’s precious wildlife and habitats. We need to be urgently stepping up protections, not recklessly discarding them… 🦇 🌳
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
@wildjustice.bsky.social
@wclnews.bsky.social
@ruthtingay.bsky.social
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
@wildjustice.bsky.social
@wclnews.bsky.social
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Extensive effort by multiple law enforcement / science / conservation partners to determine this as a wildlife crime. But of course, yet again the offender hasn't been identified, charged, prosecuted etc. Something needs to change.
#RaptorResearch
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#RaptorResearch
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Hen Harrier found dead in Northumberland National Park with shotgun damage to satellite tag
This is a blog about one of those dead Hen Harriers for whom we’ve been waiting over a year for Natural England to confirm the cause of death. A Hen Harrier (photo by Pete Walkden) The young …
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November 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Extensive effort by multiple law enforcement / science / conservation partners to determine this as a wildlife crime. But of course, yet again the offender hasn't been identified, charged, prosecuted etc. Something needs to change.
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/24/h...
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/24/h...
I assume this was created & published in an attempt to humiliate me. The Nazi inference is clear & offensive, but I’m afraid the Thornton-Cleveleys bit is beyond my sphere of cultural references.
November 24, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I assume this was created & published in an attempt to humiliate me. The Nazi inference is clear & offensive, but I’m afraid the Thornton-Cleveleys bit is beyond my sphere of cultural references.
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www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n... "He speaks for the majority of the country whose voices wouldn’t count in the same way.”
Huge support for Chris Packham after Devon hunt row
Campaigner sparks fierce debate after wading into Tiverton's Boxing Day hunt controversy
www.devonlive.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 AM
www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n... "He speaks for the majority of the country whose voices wouldn’t count in the same way.”
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This is a genuine question: Outside of the UK, does anyone know of another National Park where it is an annual event to release thousands of non-native birds? Or even occasionally? I only ask because the more I think about it, the more barking mad it sounds. #birds #nationalparks
New report on gamebird releases in Cairngorms National Park doesn't tell even half the story.
Study included less than half (45%) of estates rearing & releasing non-native gamebirds. MSPs need to interpret results cautiously & appropriately.
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/21/n...
Study included less than half (45%) of estates rearing & releasing non-native gamebirds. MSPs need to interpret results cautiously & appropriately.
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/21/n...
New report on gamebird releases in Cairngorms National Park doesn’t tell even half the story
In spring 2025, news emerged that the GWCT (Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust) was going to be conducting a pilot study to look at the number of non-native gamebirds (Pheasants & Red-legge…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
November 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is a genuine question: Outside of the UK, does anyone know of another National Park where it is an annual event to release thousands of non-native birds? Or even occasionally? I only ask because the more I think about it, the more barking mad it sounds. #birds #nationalparks
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Pheasants everywhere.. probably put up about 300 on my daily off-road cycle home from work between Gifford & Haddington .. most I’ve ever seen in Lothian
November 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Pheasants everywhere.. probably put up about 300 on my daily off-road cycle home from work between Gifford & Haddington .. most I’ve ever seen in Lothian
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Wow!, the number of Red-legged Partridge releases has really changed up here, see them in really bizarre places now like high up in the Cairngorms!
November 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Wow!, the number of Red-legged Partridge releases has really changed up here, see them in really bizarre places now like high up in the Cairngorms!
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Similar feeling on Tue this week when the sky darkened as a flock of well over 100 Red-legged Partridges flew over the B974 just south of Clatterin Brig near Fettercairn, only 50 in this pic...
November 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Similar feeling on Tue this week when the sky darkened as a flock of well over 100 Red-legged Partridges flew over the B974 just south of Clatterin Brig near Fettercairn, only 50 in this pic...
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A video from earlier in the autumn during some particularly heavy Pheasant migration in Highland! #highlandbirds
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
A video from earlier in the autumn during some particularly heavy Pheasant migration in Highland! #highlandbirds
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Pre-trial hearing for ex-gamekeeper David Campbell (Edradynate Estate, Perthshire), accused of shotgun murder of former colleague Brian Low.
3-week trial commences Feb 2026, Glasgow High Court.
NB: Comments turned off as legal proceedings are live ⚖️
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3-week trial commences Feb 2026, Glasgow High Court.
NB: Comments turned off as legal proceedings are live ⚖️
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Pre-trial hearing for ex-gamekeeper accused of shotgun murder of former colleague
There was a virtual pre-trial hearing at Glasgow High Court yesterday in the case against David Campbell, the former Head Gamekeeper of Edradynate Estate in Perthshire, who is accused of murdering …
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November 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Pre-trial hearing for ex-gamekeeper David Campbell (Edradynate Estate, Perthshire), accused of shotgun murder of former colleague Brian Low.
3-week trial commences Feb 2026, Glasgow High Court.
NB: Comments turned off as legal proceedings are live ⚖️
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/22/p...
3-week trial commences Feb 2026, Glasgow High Court.
NB: Comments turned off as legal proceedings are live ⚖️
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/22/p...
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Well, this is pretty terrifying. The Daily Mail is buying the Telegraph.
One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics.
What could go wrong?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics.
What could go wrong?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Daily Mail owner strikes £500m deal to buy Telegraph titles
Acquisition likely to trigger in-depth investigation by regulator after agreement between DMGT and Redbird IMI
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Well, this is pretty terrifying. The Daily Mail is buying the Telegraph.
One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics.
What could go wrong?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics.
What could go wrong?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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An extraordinary 'mega roost' of thousands of Red-footed Falcons has been documented in Hungary this autumn:
Stunning Red-footed Falcon 'mega roost' documented in Hungary
More than 5,000 Red-footed Falcons formed a single night roost in Hungary’s Hortobágy National Park in September 2025, a record for the Carpathian Basin that underlines the area's importance for migratory raptor conservation.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
An extraordinary 'mega roost' of thousands of Red-footed Falcons has been documented in Hungary this autumn:
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A Washington resident has died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/h...
Washington resident dies of complications from bird flu strain never before reported in humans | CNN
A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said on Friday.
www.cnn.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:23 AM
A Washington resident has died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/h...
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Even consummate migrants like Corncrakes can end up being ship-assisted, although presumably being adopted by a family and fed prawns is a rarer occurrence.... #UKBirding #Ornithology
www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/2563328...
www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/2563328...
November 22, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Even consummate migrants like Corncrakes can end up being ship-assisted, although presumably being adopted by a family and fed prawns is a rarer occurrence.... #UKBirding #Ornithology
www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/2563328...
www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/2563328...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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New report on gamebird releases in Cairngorms National Park doesn't tell even half the story.
Study included less than half (45%) of estates rearing & releasing non-native gamebirds. MSPs need to interpret results cautiously & appropriately.
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/21/n...
Study included less than half (45%) of estates rearing & releasing non-native gamebirds. MSPs need to interpret results cautiously & appropriately.
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/21/n...
New report on gamebird releases in Cairngorms National Park doesn’t tell even half the story
In spring 2025, news emerged that the GWCT (Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust) was going to be conducting a pilot study to look at the number of non-native gamebirds (Pheasants & Red-legge…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:37 AM
New report on gamebird releases in Cairngorms National Park doesn't tell even half the story.
Study included less than half (45%) of estates rearing & releasing non-native gamebirds. MSPs need to interpret results cautiously & appropriately.
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/21/n...
Study included less than half (45%) of estates rearing & releasing non-native gamebirds. MSPs need to interpret results cautiously & appropriately.
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/21/n...
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Golden-crowned sifakas (Propithecus tattersalli) are restricted to forest fragments in northeastern Madagascar. Their population is suspected to have endured a decline of at least 80% in three generations. Threatened by severe forest loss. Endangered. Photo: © Kyle West/iNaturalist/CC 4.0.
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Golden-crowned sifakas (Propithecus tattersalli) are restricted to forest fragments in northeastern Madagascar. Their population is suspected to have endured a decline of at least 80% in three generations. Threatened by severe forest loss. Endangered. Photo: © Kyle West/iNaturalist/CC 4.0.
12 arrests so far after savage, sociopathic behaviour filmed by @huntsabs.org.uk in Cumbria. Illegal hunting has recently been announced as a UK wildlife crime priority (welcome news, long overdue). If arrests turn into charges, these will be interesting test cases.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ambleside illegal fox-hunting probe sees further arrests
A total of 12 men have now been arrested as part of the investigation.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
12 arrests so far after savage, sociopathic behaviour filmed by @huntsabs.org.uk in Cumbria. Illegal hunting has recently been announced as a UK wildlife crime priority (welcome news, long overdue). If arrests turn into charges, these will be interesting test cases.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...