WILD animals are being poached in the Forest of Dean, say Gloucestershire Police.

And they have urged anybody witnessing these incidents to come forward directly to them rather than posting messages about it on social media.

Wild boar and deer have been found dead within the Forest. Last month, officers were told that the body of a boar, which appeared to have been stabbed to death, had been found near Speech House.

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