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Winterwatch host Chris Packham given bodyguard after threats to ‘harm him and his family’

Winterwatch host Chris Packham has spoken out over threats sent via email that include promises to harm himself and his family

Winterwatch presenter Chris Packham has revealed that he has been given a security detail to protect him during filming after threats to harm him and his loved ones. Chris was paid ‘substantial’ damages after he sued the website Fieldsports Channel when it published an article accusing him of writing a death threat to himself. At the time his lawyer said: “He has spent much of his life campaigning on environmental protection and conservation, and animal welfare issues.

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