Sources and image information
Sources for ECHM wildlife guidance and hunting court reports, illustration credits, and how to suggest a correction.
Advice and evidence used on this site
We link factual advice and court reports to their sources. Court summaries distinguish individuals from organisations, and findings of guilt from charges or warnings. These pages are introductory guidance, not a substitute for a vet, rescue professional or advice about a specific legal case.
- State of Nature 2023
- Hunting Act 2004
- Crown Prosecution Service: Hunting Act
- Government trail-hunting consultation
- RSPCA injured wildlife advice
- RSPCA baby bird advice
- HelpWildlife short-term care
- HelpWildlife rescue directory
- Cornwall Wildlife Trust contacts
- National Bat Helpline
- British Divers Marine Life Rescue
- National Wildlife Crime Unit
- The Wildlife Trusts: actions
Court reporting
- Okehampton Times: Illegal fox hunting in Devon
23 September 2026 · Hunting Act conviction
- ITV News: A hare killed by hounds in Northamptonshire
10 June 2026 · Hunting Act conviction
- ITV News: Fox hunting conviction in Warwickshire
17 March 2025 · Hunting Act conviction
- ITV News: Prison sentence for injuring a protester
10 November 2023 · Wounding conviction
- Scotlight: Scottish hunting conviction at Paisley
5 October 2026 · Scottish hunting conviction
Warnings & pending cases
- West Somerset Free Press: Quantock Staghounds: charges reported
21 September 2026 · Charges — no finding of guilt
- Devon & Cornwall Police: North Cornwall Hunt: formal warning
9 February 2026 · Community Protection Warning
Images & identity
The hedgehog artwork was generated with AI for ECHM in October 2026. It is an illustration, not a photograph of an animal or an incident. Photographs are reproduced with the owner’s permission.
Corrections
If advice is out of date, a service has changed or a court outcome has been superseded, please let us know with a reliable source so we can review it.
Sources checked 7 October 2026. Contact details, services and legal developments can change; follow the linked organisations for current information.