Fine for angler who gave false name to NRW enforcement officer
Blaenau Gwent man prosecuted for encouraging dog to enter a live badger sett
Carlisle man bludgeoned badger with shovel then tossed it to dogs
Warwickshire Hunt hit with notice from police amid concerns about 'dangers' on roads
Two Gwent fishermen caught and in court for illegal netting
Bird of prey poisoned, Horncastle, Lincolnshire
Dorset hunt master found guilty and fined £6,800
Fines for two men caught digging at active badger sett on Wrexham farm
Norfolk Gamekeeper admits killing birds of prey
Cwmbran man fined for fishing without a rod licence or permission to fish
Essex angler fined £240 after illegally fishing on the River Stour.
North Wales man posed with ‘severely injured’ dogs after using them for badger baiting
Illegal Tree Felling Prosecution in Northern Ireland
Sperm whale teeth seized and Oxford man arrested
Northampton medicine practitioner pleads guilty to illegal trade of endangered species
Housebuilding director fined for Aberdeen badger sett damage
2022-2025 NPCC Wildlife & Rural Crime Strategy launched
Welsh developers fined £7400 for Bat Offences
Two Chester men given five-year criminal behaviour orders for Hare poaching in West Lancashire
The 31st Annual Wildlife Crime Enforcers Conference took place between Friday 29th November and Sunday 1st December 2019.
The annual conference is where law enforcers, statutory agencies and NGOs gather to hear the latest views, approaches, successes and challenges of combating wildlife crime in the UK.
The winners of the 2019 Wildlife Crime Awards were announced at the Conference. The awards celebrate the hard-working and dedicated law enforcers who have gone above and beyond to tackle illegal wildlife trade and wildlife crime in the UK. The awards are sponsored by WWF and are presented by WWF and Chief Constable Darren Martland, Cheshire Police.
Police Sergeant Brian Calver of Suffolk Police won the ‘Wildlife Crime Enforcer of the Year’. © Guy Shorrock
There were four Lifetime Achievement Award winners:
PC Jos Bartlett, Hertfordshire Police. © Guy Shorrock
Inspector Geoff Edmund, RSPCA. © Guy Shorrock
Andy McWilliam, NWCU © Guy Shorrock
PC Charlie Everitt, NWCU. © Guy Shorrock
Congratulations also go to North Yorkshire Police Sergeant Stu Grainger for the recognition of his hard work on Operation Owl.