Men charged with wildlife offences following incident in the Forest of Dean
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Two men have been charged with wildlife offences following the discovery of a dead boar in the Forest of Dean at the end of last year (2024).
David Stanbury, aged 53 and of Denstead Lane in Chartham Hatch, Kent has been charged with hunting a wild mammal with dogs, three counts of possession of a bladed article and causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal, namely a dog.
Thomas Bishop, aged 33 and of Grove Close in Pontefract, West Yorkshire has been charged with hunting a wild mammal with dogs.
The pair are due to appear at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 29 July.
The charges relate to an incident which took place on a forest track at around 2am on Tuesday 31 December 2024.