In 1997, the first and only recognised training course for wildlife law enforcers began.  17 years later and the course is still going strong, and has just trained the 1000th student on to the course in April this year.  The award for the 1000th student was presented to Jeremy Moore of Staffordshire Police by Chief […]

Between 2200 hours Tuesday 29/04/2014 and 0630 hours Wednesday 30/04/2014, 5x monkeys were stolen from Blackpool Zoo, Lancashire, England (3 x Cotton-topped tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) and 2 x Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator)). As a result of widespread media coverage, 4 of the stolen monkeys were recovered and returned to Blackpool Zoo.  Lancashire Police and North […]

Wildlife Crime – A guide to the use of forensic and specialist techniques in the investigation of wildlife crime’ has been produced by the Forensic Working Group (FWG) as part of the work of the Partnership for Action against Wildlife Crime (PAW). It was launched by Paul Wheelhouse MSP, Environment Minister and chair of PAW […]

As a result of widespread media coverage, four of the stolen tamarin monkeys have been found and returned to Blackpool Zoo. The tamarins, which had been stolen overnight 29th to 30th April 2014 were recovered from an address in Brighouse, West Yorkshire late on Friday night. The tamarins appeared to have been abandoned by the […]

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 […]