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
Gloucester man convicted for selling African Grey Parrot
Operation EASTER 2019 ~ stopping egg thieves and egg collectors
North Yorkshire Gamekeeper found guilty for failing to check a snare which led to badger death
Thames Valley Police bat crime conviction
Five men jailed over badger baiting in Humberside
Wildlife criminal jailed for rare bird eggs importation attempt
Forensic evidence dogs trained to detect CITES related scents
Norfolk man who illegally hoarded 5,000 rare eggs jailed
Herefordshire's Poacherwatch successes
Campaigners bid for private prosecution over 'wildlife crime' at opencast site
Suspended Prison Sentence for Falcon Keeper
NWCU supports National Badger Day
Police investigating after red kite shot out of sky above Saddleworth Moor
London trader sentenced after endangered leopard and wolf fur coats seized
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 […]
Read more → 13 Sep 2016
Posted by NWCU5
A man and a woman have today, Tuesday, 13 September been fined over £3,000 after they were found guilty of importing and offering endangered tortoises for sale. The investigation began when officers from the Met accompanied the City of London Animal Health Inspector to an address in Shackleton Court, London, W12 on 29 April 2015 […]
Read more → 06 Sep 2016
Posted by NWCU4 
Charlie Everitt, NWCU Scottish Investigative Support Officer, has won a category in the 2016 British Wildlife Photography Awards. It is a competition entered by the UK’s top professional and amateur photographers from around the UK with several categories catering for differing photographic environments and perspectives. Charlie’s image of the Bass Rock – depicting the sheer […]
Read more → 29 Apr 2016
Posted by NWCU4 
Wildlife officers from Cumbria Police and the National Wildlife Crime Unit investigating the disappearance of wild plants from the Cumbria countryside have executed a search warrant at a house in Great Orton, Cumbria (28/04/2016). As a result of the search, the officers seized around 5000 wild Snowdrop bulbs and lesser numbers of Bluebells and Wild […]
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