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Springwatch Chris Packham calls in police as vandals leave two dead crows hanging from his gate as a threat


SPRINGWATCH presenter Chris Packham has called in police after vandals left two dead crows hanging from his gate.

The 57-year-old took to Twitter to share his outrage with fans after finding the birds outside his home in the New Forest.

 Chris shared his outrage after the vandals left the birds at his gate

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Chris shared his outrage after the vandals left the birds at his gate

Along with a photo of the distressing scene he had witnessed, the naturalist wrote a lengthy post appealing to local authorities.

He wrote: “This was my gate this morning (it was vandalised) @HantsPolice & lawyers have been informed . So @BASCnews @NFUtweets @CAupdates @FarmersWeekly @Gameandwildlife@NaturalEngland can I ask you to comment on whether you condone this. Serious request – replies expected . Please RT”

The latest rebellion comes shortly after Wild Justice campaign group, which was set up by the star, won a legal challenge against the casual killing of several species of birds.

Following this, Natural England revoked three licences for controlling up to 16 species, which came into effect today.

 The presenter appealed to the local authorities and fans following the incident

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The presenter appealed to the local authorities and fans following the incident

A petition on Change.org calling upon the BBC to sack the Springwatch star has reached over 82, 962 since it was started two days ago.

The petition reads: “As an employee of the BBC, Chris Packham should remain impartial and keep his views and beliefs to himself however, he is the face of many anti hunting campaigns and uses his celeb status as a platform to push his anti hunting agenda, he has made his goal to ban all kinds of hunting, and country sports and pursuits and I feel he is no longer fit to work for the BBC.”

Following the incident at his home earlier today, Chris has spoken out against the vandalism, which he labelled “ghastly”.

He told the BBC: “All it does is strengthen my resolve to make the UK countryside a better place for wildlife and the people who live and work there.

“In a very sad and perverse way this ghastly action indicates that I’m making progress.

“As I’ve always said ‘I’m not here to make friends – I’m here to make a difference’.”


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