Earlier this week, Police Scotland issued a press statement about the conviction of two men in relation to a wildlife crime investigation on a pheasant and partridge shooting estate in Stewartry, Dumfries & Galloway. David Excell, 54, pleaded guilty to trapping and killing a pine marten on the estate, in addition to failing to comply … Continue reading Man convicted for killing pine marten on Scottish gamebird shooting estate but something odd going on here…