Haul of animal poaching and hunting equipment seized at North East properties
Gamekeeper fined after trapped sparrowhawk starved to death in freezing weather
Rising reports of wildlife crimes during the pandemic spark fresh fears for beloved species
Dumfries and Galloway: Four men charged in connection with wildlife crime offences
Headcorn man given £1,600 fine after destroying protected habitat for bats and newts
Police Scotland’s wildlife campaign moves forward into final phase
Police confirm Peregrine Falcon poisoned in Belfast
Restorative justice used following tree felling incident which led to destruction of bird nest
Campaign urging people to be responsible around coastal wildlife launched by RSPCA and Police
Operation Visualise - New lead for Cyber Crime Priority Delivery Group Makes Instant Impact
Derbyshire Man Sentenced for the Illegal Trade in Protected Species
Bat Conservation Trust outline threats to bats from 'Urban Exploring' trend
Peregrine falcons dead after killers smear pigeons with poison as bait at Shropshire beauty spot
Rathfriland man accused of 'baiting badgers' is jailed
NWCU are recruiting a new Investigative Support Officer for England & Wales
PAW Forensic Working Group launch new video guide - handling suspected poisoned baits & victims
Durham Police Operation targets Raptor Poisoning
Investigation launched after bird of prey found poisoned near Peterborough
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 […]
Read more → 01 Apr 2019
Posted by NWCU4 
Operation EASTER ~ stopping egg thieves and egg collectors Wild birds are nesting and the national campaign to protect them across the UK is underway. Egg thieves will go to any lengths to raid the nests of rare species but Operation EASTER is determined to stop them in their tracks. Operation EASTER was developed in […]
Read more → 14 Jan 2019
Posted by NWCU4 
A man who tried to smuggle 19 rare and endangered bird eggs into the UK strapped to his body was jailed for three years and one month on 10 January 2019. The smuggling attempt was uncovered by Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport on 26 June 2018 when officers stopped Jeffrey Lendrum after he arrived on a […]
Read more → 15 Oct 2018
Posted by NWCU1 
WARNING: This article contains images which some readers may find disturbing. On Friday 12th October 2018, Mary Holliday Lamar, 51 years, of Ashover Road, Old Tupton, Derbyshire pleaded guilty at Chesterfield Magistrates Court to possessing a wild Peregrine falcon and keeping an unregistered Schedule 4 bird. Lamar, who is a US national now living in […]
Read more → 04 Sep 2018
Posted by NWCU4 
31 August 2018 Specialists have warned that those operating drones could be causing stress to wildlife. Drones have become increasingly popular for taking aerial photographs and for conservation work, such as scientific surveys. But your drone could put you on the wrong side of the law, if you fly it too close to wildlife. The […]
Read more → 29 Aug 2018
Posted by NWCU4 
The conviction of a gamekeeper who shot two protected short-eared owls should serve as a warning to others who commit wildlife crime, North Yorkshire Police said. Timothy Cowin, 44, pleaded guilty to two charges concerning the intentional killing of two protected short-eared owls on the Whernside Estate in Cumbria, an area managed for driven grouse […]
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