FIVE monkeys have been stolen following a break-in at Blackpool Zoo. The burglary happened overnight between Tuesday (April 29th) and Wednesday (April 30th) when offenders cut a hole in the perimeter fence of the zoo, on Woodside Drive, and approached two separate monkey enclosures. They then removed the locks and took monkeys from each enclosure. […]

Following a trial at Chesterfield Magistrates Court on 28th April 2014, Hargurdial Singh RAI, 55yrs and his company ISAR Enterprises Limited, both of North Drive, Birmingham, were convicted of destroying a bat roost, contrary to the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulation 2010.  Mr.RAI is a Managing Director of ISAR Enterprises Ltd, who purchased empty […]

  Two women have been jailed for a year following the seizure of 13 endangered iguanas at Heathrow. Romanian nationals Angla-Alina Bita, 26, and Vitora-Oliva Bucsa, 24, were arrested after the animals were found by Border Force officers carrying out customs checks at Heathrow Terminal 5 on Monday 3 February. They had arrived on a […]

The United Kingdom played a major part in the success of Project PREDATOR and Operation PREY in particular. This was based upon three elements coordinated by the National Wildlife Crime Unit: 1. Operation PREY: 21st May-1st June 2012: Nepal The UK was invited to support one of the Tiger range states taking part in the […]

“Lyon, France – A new INTERPOL report has underlined the need for greater operational and investigative responses to the highly lucrative illicit tiger trade if the species is to avoid extinction. With both small-scale opportunistic criminals and organized crime networks using constantly changing tactics and more innovative and sophisticated methods to avoid detection, the report […]

COS AGENTS RURALS DE CATALUNYA (Catalonia Rural Ranger Corps) believe they have uncovered a bird laundering ring and recently sought the help of the UK National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) to assist them with their investigation. Agents in Spain investigating individuals keeping Peregrine falcons, became suspicious of documentation that they had seized, which indicated that […]

PRESS RELEASE RAPTOR CRIME LEAFLET LAUNCHED in Northern Ireland   On the 8th March, at the annual Northern Ireland Raptor Study Group conference at Oxford Island Nature Reserve a new bird of prey (raptor) leaflet was launched by the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime (PAW) Northern Ireland encouraging members of the public to record […]

The National Theft Register reports that during the last two years there has been an ever developing series of small bird thefts where thieves are targeting the breeders of quality exhibition Budgerigars, Canaries and Finches. In recent months the pattern continues with over 40 separate burglaries comprising of hundreds of birds valued at many thousands […]