Irish man who smuggled rhino horn from Miami to London sentenced to 14 months in Florida prison
BURNLEY MAN TO APPEAR AT CROWN COURT ACCUSED OF ILLEGALLY TRADING IN ENDANGERED SPECIES
Two men sentenced for illegally exporting carved ivory fans - Met Police
Forces join together to tackle hare coursing
Poachers in North Yorkshire warned as police step up rural crime operation
Gin trap found in sand dunes at South Wales nature reserve
Scottish gamekeeper who killed protected birds of prey avoids jail
Spalding illegal ivory trader faces jail
Monkey skulls found in Devon police raid
Endangered Species Operation - arrests in West Yorkshire
Police caution two men for trapping goldfinches in North Yorkshire
Man 'glorified' hare coursing as he filmed his dogs chasing and savaging the animals on his phone
Operation Thunderball: Organised crime hit hard by joint WCO-INTERPOL global enforcement operation
More than 100 pearl mussels poached from Sutherland river
NWCU and Europol meet to combat illegal trade in eels
Gamekeeper convicted of animal cruelty has been allowed to continue keeping dogs
North Yorkshire Police officer takes on national badger protection role
25 Sep 2019
Posted by NWCU4 
Arron William HALSTEAD, 28 yrs of Glen View Road, Burnley appeared at Burnley Magistrates Court on Tuesday 23rd September 2019. Mr. Halstead was facing 21 charges contrary to the Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997. The charges related to the prohibited trade of Rhino horns and skull, Tiger skulls and teeth, Elephant […]
Read more → 24 Sep 2019
Posted by NWCU4 
Two men who illegally exported carved ivory fans to Hong Kong and America have been sentenced. Guy Buckle, 62 (07.04.57) and Sik-Hung Or, 73 (15.06.46) of Champion Hill, SE5 were each sentenced to 28 months imprisonment at Inner London Crown Court on Monday, 23 September after pleading guilty to three counts of the illegal export […]
Read more → 05 Aug 2019
Posted by NWCU4
On Thursday 1st August 2019, officers from the UK National Wildlife Crime Unit and West Yorkshire investigating the illegal import (from China) and subsequent sale of Siamese Crocodile skulls, executed three search warrants in the Bradford area. As a result of the operation a 26 year old man from the Bradford area was arrested on […]
Read more → 30 Jul 2019
Posted by NWCU4 
Four men have been sentenced for offences under the Badger Act 1992 and Animal Welfare Act 2006 after they were found interfering with a known badger sett in the village of Hovingham, North Yorkshire. Clint Dodd Daniel Joyce Michael Dodd Connor Pounder Clint Dodd, 23, Michael Dodd, 28, both […]
Read more → 21 Jun 2019
Posted by NWCU4
On Wednesday 26th June 2019 the UK’s National Wildlife Crime Unit will be hosting a meeting of enforcement agencies from across Europe and North America at the Natural History Museum, London. This meeting, organised by Europol in conjunction with the NWCU, will be examining the illegal trade in eels and looking at how enforcement can continue […]
Read more → 16 May 2019
Posted by NWCU4
The UK National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) are please to launch “Undisturbed” – a social media initiative to raise awareness among wildlife photographers and drone users of their responsibilities while sourcing images of wild animals. The affordability of modern digital camera technology has produced an ever-growing interest in capturing photographs of wildlife. A number of […]
Read more → 08 May 2019
Posted by NWCU4
Officers from the NWCU and the West Midlands Police Wildlife Unit have interviewed a 44 year old man regarding suspected offences contrary to the Control of Trade in Endangered Species Regulations 2018 and the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. A file is being prepared for consideration by the Crown Prosecution Service. This relates to an […]
Read more → 04 May 2019
Posted by NWCU4
As the holiday season approaches, increasing reports of dolphin disturbance incidents in the waters around the UK involving members of the public have prompted WDC (Whale & Dolphin Conservation) to launch a new public information drive in partnership with the NWCU. Of particular concern is the lack of awareness of the existing laws around disturbance […]
Read more → 09 Apr 2019
Posted by NWCU4 
A development company has been fined more than £18,000 for illegally destroying a building where protected Pipistrelle bats were known to roost. Landrose Developments was fined £18,820 at Brent Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 5 April after pleading guilty to destroying the breeding site / resting place of a European Protected Species (EPS), namely Pipistrelle Bat […]
Read more → 05 Apr 2019
Posted by NWCU4
On 4th April 2019, Matthew REYNOLDS, 29, of Gloucester appeared at Cheltenham Magistrates Court where he pleaded guilty to charges contrary to the Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997 relating to the sale of an African Grey Parrot. Two further charges under the same legislation were not proceeded with. REYNOLDS was given a 6 month curfew […]
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