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
05 May 2021
Posted by NWCU1 
On Friday, 19 March, 2021, a Golden Eagle was found dead on a hillside on the Invercauld Estate. Subsequent forensic examination confirmed the bird had been illegally and intentionally poisoned. Extensive enquiries are being carried out and on Tuesday, 4 May, 2021, officers acting under warrant, searched a number of properties on the Invercauld Estate. […]
Read more → 03 May 2021
Posted by NWCU4
POLICE SCOTLAND LAUNCH FORTH PHASE OF OPERATION WINGSPAN, AS PART OF YEAR-LONG CAMPAIGN TO TACKLE WILDLIFE CRIME IN SCOTLAND. Police Scotland’s yearlong focus on wildlife crime is now concentrating on Raptor Persecution. Raptor Persecution is a highly emotive subject and as such receives a significant amount of interest from members of the public, particularly in […]
Read more → 02 May 2021
Posted by NWCU4 
The PAW Forensics Working Group (FWG) was established in 1996. Its membership is made up of representatives from the forensic science community, government departments, the Police, UK Border Force and non-governmental organisations. The FWG aims to support the application of scientific technologies to countering wildlife crime in the UK. It keeps abreast of developments in […]
Read more → 21 Apr 2021
Posted by NWCU4 
Officers have teamed up with partner agencies on a special operation to target raptor persecution. Operation Sunbeam included members of the Barnard Castle Neighbourhood Policing Team, RSPB, Natural England and the National Wildlife Crime Unit who carried out searches at two properties in Teesdale this morning (April 21). It follows an incident last year when […]
Read more → 20 Apr 2021
Posted by NWCU4 
Police have launched an investigation after a bird of prey was found poisoned to death near Peterborough. Last year a Red Kite was found dead by a member of the public on a piece of land in the Crowland area. The bird was sent off for forensic toxicology tests through the government Wildlife Incident Investigation […]
Read more → 13 Apr 2021
Posted by NWCU4 
Officers and partners who executed a warrant at a rural property in East Dorset have seized pesticides, dead birds of prey and a firearm. Dorset Police Wildlife Crime Officers have been working with the Police National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU), Natural England and the RSPB to investigate the alleged poisoning of a Red Kite, which […]
Read more → 10 Apr 2021
Posted by NWCU1 
An endangered bird of prey has been shot dead and hung from a tree in a Norfolk village. Norfolk police were called to Swaffham Road in Cockley Cley on Friday, April 9, 2021, after someone reported a dead bird hanging from a tree. Police arrived on the scene to find a red kite, and an […]
Read more → 06 Apr 2021
Posted by NWCU4 
RSPCA and North Wales Police have launched an urgent appeal after a suspected falcon shooting in Gwynedd. The bird of prey was found with puncture wounds in Penrhyndeudraeth, near Porthmadog – and sadly had to be put to sleep due the extent of his injuries. The RSPCA has urged people in the Gwynedd area […]
Read more → 31 Mar 2021
Posted by NWCU4 
A man’s been cautioned after officers from Staffordshire Police’s Rural and Wildlife Team were notified of a Larsen trap with live pigeons used as decoy birds in an area of Newcastle-under-Lyme. The 60-year-old from Newcastle was handed a conditional caution after officers caught the trap being deployed and pigeons inside. The conditions of his caution […]
Read more → 25 Mar 2021
Posted by NWCU4 
A kestrel was shot and killed in Leeds ‘last week’ (15-21st March 2021), police said. West Yorkshire Police’s Wildlife & Rural Crime team said the Kestrel was discovered at the junction of Leeds Road and Park Lane in Allerton Bywater. The force has now launched an appeal for information. Anyone who can help police should […]
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