Monmouthshire company fined for damaging an important Great Crested Newt habitat
Two Lincolnshire men sentenced under new hare coursing legislation
Hoard of suspected poached deer skulls and fox tails uncovered after drugs raid in Nottinghamshire
National first as Essex poachers banned from owning dogs
Four men sentenced following hare coursing incidents in Stirling and the Borders
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
24 Nov 2015
Posted by NWCU4 
A £1,000 reward has been offered after a rare falcon was shot and killed in Cambridgeshire in a “sickening” attack. Cambridgeshire Police, the National Wildlife Crime Unit and the RSPB are appealing for anyone with information about the shooting of a rare red-footed falcon to come forward after the body of the protected bird of […]
Read more → 05 Nov 2015
Posted by NWCU6 
“Scottish Natural Heritage has placed licence restrictions on four properties over “clear evidence” of wildlife crime against birds of prey. The move follows a Police Scotland investigation into poisoning and the illegal use of traps at the properties in Stirlingshire and the Borders. General licences allow land managers to carry out actions which would otherwise […]
Read more → 29 Oct 2015
Posted by NWCU6 
Liana Baker, 21 yrs of Central Avenue, Bury and her father Alan Baker aged 61 years of Peel Street, Accrington, appeared at Bury Magistrates Court today (29/10/2015), where they were sentenced for two offences relating to the possession and offering for sale of two wild peregrine falcons. The pair had pleaded guilty to all charges […]
Read more → 29 Jun 2015
Posted by NWCU6 
“A gamekeeper has been cleared of trying to trap wild birds, after a judge ruled RSPB video evidence gained by trespassing could not be used in court. District Judge Kevin Grego, at Telford Magistrates’ Court, excluded the covert footage showing Neil Wainwright. Wainwright, of Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire, was cleared of three counts related to trapping […]
Read more → 18 Oct 2014
Posted by NWCU6 “The discovery of a buzzard left with horrific injuries after being caught in an illegal leg hold trap near Malton in North Yorkshire has prompted a police investigation. The male bird had to be humanely destroyed by a vet after it was found grounded in a stubble field at Norton near Malton. Jean Thorpe, […]
Read more → 25 Sep 2014
Posted by NWCU6
“A protected bird of prey that became a “tourist attraction” in Londonderry may have been poisoned, police have said. They are investigating after a peregrine falcon was found dead in the grounds of St Columb’s Cathedral. The bird was a regular feature at the church, with parishioners reporting falcon sightings every year for approximately five […]
Read more → 08 Apr 2014
Posted by NWCU4 
Some online postings have appeared over the last few days which make allegations of improper conduct regarding an on-going investigation into a poisoned Peregrine Falcon found in Lanarkshire in February this year. NWCU are supporting Police Scotland in their investigation of this poisoning incident, which was reported by a member of the public. Formal operational procedures have […]
Read more → 12 Aug 2013
Posted by NWCU2 “Police have launched an investigation after a peregrine falcon was found shot by the side of a major road. The distressed bird, a protected species, was spotted by a passing driver near the East Lancs Road between Leigh and Golborne. He stopped to help the falcon and took it to a vets practice in Bolton […]
Read more → 05 Jul 2013
Posted by NWCU4 “The Scottish Gamekeepers Association has expelled four of the organisation’s members for wildlife offences, it was revealed today. The organisation, which represents all gamekeepers, stalkers, ghillies, wildlife managers and rangers in Scotland, has taken the ultimate sanction against the four unidentified members in recent weeks. And today Alex Hogg, the chairman of the SGA, called […]
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