“Police Scotland is today announcing the launch of a new campaign to target those involved in hare coursing, code named, Operation Lepus.

Operation Lepus is a national operation to counter hare coursing activity and this year Police Scotland will be undertaking targeted patrols in known hare coursing areas in an effort to apprehend the coursers.

Hare coursing is a UK wildlife crime priority and an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. It is committed by a small number of individuals, who travel far and wide to indulge in this illegal activity. It is predominantly a seasonal crime, occurring during the spring as crops emerge into fields and during late Summer and early Autumn when the crops have been harvested.”

Source: Police Scotland

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