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
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
North Yorkshire Police officer takes on national badger protection role
Suspected illegal owl trade - investigation progresses in West Midlands
WDC and NWCU launch public awareness drive to counter increasing dolphin disturbance
Conviction for bat crime in Cumbria
London company fined £18,000 for illegally destroying building where protected bats roosted
18 Jan 2017
Posted by NWCU4 
A ‘prolific’ trader in illegal animal specimens who sold pickled lizards and monkey heads on eBay has been jailed following an investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA). Daniel Stocks, who ran a legitimate website selling artificial shrunken heads, used eBay to sell taxidermy specimens under the brand name Killer Curios UK. The 42-year-old, from […]
Read more → 22 Dec 2016
Posted by NWCU5 
William Adams aged 64 years of Great Orton, Cumbria has pleaded guilty to uprooting and trading wild plant bulbs. Since 2014 residents of Dalston Village, Cumbria notice large numbers of wild plants were going missing from local woodland. On several occasions witnesses saw a man fitting Adams’s description digging in the area, some witness actually […]
Read more → 07 Nov 2016
Posted by NWCU5 
The illegal persecution of Badgers is a UK wildlife crime priority, due to the sheer volume of crime against badgers. The Badger Trust as part of the UK Strategic response to badger crime across the UK is supporting and leading a proactive Twitter week to highlight the continued plight of the badger against illegal persecution […]
Read more → 03 Nov 2016
Posted by NWCU5 
A 32-year-old man from Portsmouth has been sentenced to 1 years imprisonment suspended for 2 years for the illegal sale and export of elephant ivory from the UK. Chao XI from Portsmouth, Hampshire appeared at Portsmouth Magistrates Court on Thursday 3rd November where he pleaded guilty to two charges under the Control of Trade in […]
Read more → 31 Oct 2016
Posted by NWCU4 
#Stoppoachinguk It is about this time of year between now and Christmas that landowners see a rise in the blight of poachers entering their land. Gone are the days of the merry country rogue, the poacher today can be armed with weapons and dogs, use intimidation and violence and are in it for greed and […]
Read more → 19 Oct 2016
Posted by NWCU4 
Chief Inspector Martin Sims, Head of the UK National Wildlife Crime Unit, has been honoured with the prestigious Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Award for “leadership of one of the world’s most outstanding police units dedicated to combating wildlife crime”. Ch Insp Sims received the award, presented by the U.S. based Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) […]
Read more → 12 Oct 2016
Posted by NWCU4 
The 16th October 2016 marks 10 years since the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) was officially launched. The NWCU is a stand-alone Police Unit dedicated to tackling wildlife crime. Historically, police response to wildlife crime investigation has been varied. Some forces provided an excellent service, whilst the service provided by others ranged from adequate to […]
Read more → 04 Oct 2016
Posted by NWCU4 
A woman has been sentenced at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court for trading in endangered species without certification. Dovile Vaitkeviciute, 31 (23.11.84) of Trinity Avenue, Nottingham has today, Thursday, 29 September, been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years. She was further sentenced to 180 hours of unpaid work and given a £685 fine. […]
Read more → 13 Sep 2016
Posted by NWCU1 
A 26 year old antiques dealer has been sentenced to 7 months imprisonment for trading illegally in elephant ivory. Shane David BALL of Derwent Avenue, Workington, who had been to stand trial in January, changed his plea to guilty at Carlisle Crown Court today (13th Sept 2016). The case was the result of an investigation […]
Read more → 13 Sep 2016
Posted by NWCU1 
The National Wildlife Crime Unit has relocated and is now based in Stirling. The unit was previously based at Livingston, but this building is now due for redevelopment, which meant the NWCU had to relocate. The office move, which took place on 2nd September 2016, resulted in some major IT problems but the office based […]
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