A Spalding man faces a possible jail sentence after he pleaded guilty to buying unworked sections of illegal elephant tusks. Slawomir Kazmierczak, 55, also admitted trading in illegal ivory jewellery which he bought on eBay. Kazmierczak, of Redthorne Close, Spalding, will be sentenced in October after a judge said the culling of elephants for profit […]

Thirty monkey skulls have been seized after police raided properties in Devon searching for endangered species. A 52-year-old man from Newton Abbot was interviewed by police in connection with the seizures and released while an investigation is carried out. The macaque skulls were found during raids in Newton Abbot and Torquay. The UK’s National Wildlife […]

A joint worldwide customs and police operation has resulted in the seizure of large quantities of protected flora and fauna across every continent. From 4 to 30 June 2019, the World Customs Organization (WCO) and INTERPOL coordinated Operation Thunderball, with police and customs administrations leading joint enforcement operations against wildlife crime across 109 countries.  A […]

WILDLIFE experts are celebrating an ‘egg-cellent’ rescue operation after successfully rearing 17 rare birds of prey seized from an international egg smuggler. Three of the birds saved at the International Centre for Birds of Prey (ICBP) in Newent are ‘endangered’ Cape vultures, and delighted staff now hope to be able to breed from them to […]

Stephanie Scolaro admitted smuggling fashion accessories made from endangered species’ skin. Scolaro, 26, was handed a 160-hour community order to be carried out over the next two years after she pleaded guilty to two counts of importing goods with the intent to evade a prohibition. She was also charged with two counts of keeping for sale […]