Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 76909
Hares: Conservation
Tabled: 12 September 2025
Answered: 22 September 2025
Question
Alex Brewer
Liberal Democrat — North East Hampshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect hares; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the introduction of a closed season for hare hunting.
Answer
Mary CreaghThis Government recognises the need to protect hares and the importance of tackling rural crimes such as hare coursing. Hare coursing and wider poaching activity is a UK wildlife crime priority, and a national police-led group is in place to help tackle t...
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