Skip to main content
Netherlands News in English

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
DRONE_2.0
- Credit: Picture: Wikimedia Commons/DATA DRONE
Crime
Nature
acquitted
court
drone
forester
Haarlem
oostvaardersplassen
ranger
Tuesday, 13 September 2016 - 15:00

Share this article:

Drone pilot acquitted of chasing animals, disrupting nature

A 31-year-old man from Haarlem suspected of intentionally chasing animals with a drone, was acquitted by the police court on Monday, NU.nl reports. The incident happened at the Oostvaardersplassen in September 2015. A forester reported the man with the drone, who noticed the herd of cattle and deer running wild. According to the court, no evidence could be found to prove that the man acted in a way that was harmful to the animals. There was also no evidence that he deliberately wanted to send the animals running.

More like this

Image
Cropped shot of lawyer using laptop and lady justice statue on table.
Dutch journalist acquitted in Greece after sheltering Afghan refugee
Image
Happy city cat sitting in a window in Amsterdam
Haarlem court rules that cats can go outside, despite danger to birds
Image
Sander Dekker leaves the Basalt rehabilitation center five weeks after a cycling crash left him with 15 broken bones. 15 July 2022
Woman acquitted of causing former minister's bike accident, leaving him badly hurt
Image
Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
Dutch courts give harsher punishments to poorer people, study finds
Make NL Times your top Google source

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Incoming Heineken chief receives 25 million euro share package
  • New Utrecht Council to push home construction, low-cost housing; Property tax up 15%
  • Wildfire risk rises as heat drives up drought pressure across the Netherlands
  • Man held for armed robbery of bound sex workers near The Hague facing 7 years in prison
  • Life sentence sought for Dutch-Rwandan man over massacre of 3,000 Tutsi in 1994 genocide

Top stories

  • Life sentence sought for Dutch-Rwandan man over massacre of 3,000 Tutsi in 1994 genocide
  • Dutch official joins EU talks with Taliban on return of rejected asylum seekers
  • NS cancelling trains on key routes this week due to heat; Passengers will need water
  • Heineken board taps JDE Peet’s exec. Rafa Oliveira as new CEO
  • More Dutch households can't make ends meet; Over half of young adults struggling

© 2012-2026, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Change Privacy Settings
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • Partner Content