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 […]

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 […]

A 56 year old woman from Thornaby, Cleveland has received a caution for buying and selling derivatives of endangered species, including tiger claws.  Officers from the National Wildlife Crime Unit identified a trader on Ebay who appeared to be selling tiger claws without the required permits.  The seller was subsequently identified.  On 18th April 2016 officers […]

Wildlife crime officers from Hampshire Police and the National Wildlife Crime Unit investigating the illegal trade in endangered species seized a number of items originating from protected species in a house in the Eastleigh area of Hampshire.  Officers had identified a man who was trading illegally on the Internet and as a result they executed […]

Wildlife crime officers from South Yorkshire Police and the National Wildlife Crime Unit investigating the illegal trade in endangered species have seized around 100x endangered species of butterflies from a house in the Barnsley area.  Officers had identified man who was trading illegally on the internet and as a result they executed a search warrant […]