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Introducing Police Scotland’s “Operation Wingspan” - a year long focus on wildlife crime.
Police appeal for information after Peregrine Falcons found dead near Tadcaster
Information sought following the poisoning of a Peregrine Falcon in South Yorkshire
Three Kent men jailed for hunting and killing badgers, foxes and hare
Hen Harrier Fingal, goes missing in Dumfries & Galloway
Hen Harrier Dryad, goes missing in the Yorkshire Dales National Park
'Despicable' killing of peregrine falcon condemned by Gloucestershire police
Fife man pleads guilty to animal fighting following Scottish SPCA investigation
Cumbrian Badger killers caught after man investigated for different crime
Baby birds released into wild after being stolen from nests in Yorkshire and Derbyshire
Rural police operation to make North Yorkshire a no-go area for poachers
Four charged in connection with hare coursing in Laurencekirk
Peregrine falcon 'shot with a pellet gun' in Bingley, West Yorkshire
Northumbria Police Wildlife Crime Officer is recognised with British Citizen Award
Partnership to fight Irish wildlife crime launched
Metropolitan Police investigating after swan killed by dog in Epping Forest
Rare sea eagle found dead in Aberdeenshire had been poisoned
31st Annual UK National Wildlife Crime Enforcers Conference – 29th Nov – 1st Dec 2019
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.
Wildlife Crime Enforcer of the year
Police Sergeant Brian Calver of Suffolk Police won the ‘Wildlife Crime Enforcer of the Year’. © Guy Shorrock
Wildlife Crime Operation of the year
Operation Owl was awarded ‘Wildlife Crime Operation of the Year’. The award was accepted by Ch Supt Nick Lyall. © Guy Shorrock
There were four Lifetime Achievement Award winners:
Lifetime Achievement Awards
PC Jos Bartlett, Hertfordshire Police. © Guy Shorrock
Inspector Geoff Edmund, RSPCA. © Guy Shorrock
Andy McWilliam, NWCU © Guy Shorrock
PC Charlie Everitt, NWCU. © Guy Shorrock
Superintendent Commendation
Congratulations also go to North Yorkshire Police Sergeant Stu Grainger for the recognition of his hard work on Operation Owl.