Chris Packham crowdfunds to sue hunting publisher for ‘hate terrorism’

Wildlife presenter fears ‘extreme violence’, and has previously been the victim of arson, as well as having dead crows left outside his home

Chris Packham has raised more than £80,000 in donations for a legal fight against a publisher he accuses of a campaign of online abuse against him. The wildlife presenter claims that Fieldsports Channel – which specialises in hunting-related content – has created articles alleging that he faked a death threat to himself, and has generated such hatred towards him that he fears for his family’s safety.

“I sometimes leave or return to my home wondering if someone will be there waiting – someone who is so excited by these accusations that they feel motivated to extreme violence,” said Packham in an online video to launch the crowdfunding site.

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