Yellow-legged Asian Hornet Week 1st - 7th September 2025
Operation EASTER launches for the 28th year
Bat Conservation Trust launch Halloween video to celebrate bats 🦇
Operation Badger re-launch for National Badger Day!
Craig Fellowes awarded MBE for services to wildlife
Operation EASTER ~ 27 years of stopping egg thieves
Man who abseiled down cliff to take peregrine falcon eggs jailed
Newport company fined for the demolition of Bat Roost
Cheshire man sentenced after admitting animal cruelty offences
2,114 seizures of endangered animals and timber in major international law enforcement operation
Natural England prosecutes developer for breaching Bat Mitigation Licence
Vale of Glamorgan man prosecuted for destroying valuable wildlife habitat
Wildlife detectives take part in new Forensics Training programme
PSNI investigate death of two white-tailed eagles
PSNI launch Operation SUBRISION to deter and detect rural and wildlife crime
Lewisham man convicted for illegally exporting ivory
Operation EASTER launched for 2023 - stopping egg thieves and egg collectors
Monmouthshire company fined for damaging an important Great Crested Newt habitat
Two Lincolnshire men sentenced under new hare coursing legislation
20 Nov 2017
Posted by NWCU4 
A 40-year-old Irish man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in the United States for his role in smuggling rhinoceros horn. Michael Hegarty, part of international criminal gang the Rathkeale Rovers, pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced in a federal court in Miami. Judge Donald Middlebrooks sentenced Hegarty to 18 months […]
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Posted by NWCU4 
A man has been jailed for attempting to sell elephant tusks and rhino horns. Abbas Allawi, 52, (02/02/1965) of Gisburne Way, Hertfordshire was sentenced at Harrow Crown Court on Thursday, 9 November to 14 months’ imprisonment for offences relating to the illegal purchase, keeping for sale and selling parts of endangered species. On Monday, 19 […]
Read more → 20 Nov 2017
Posted by NWCU4 
Police in Ards have been working with the National Wildlife Crime Unit as part of an investigation into trade of rare endangered plants Inspector Jonathan Francey said: “A few months ago, we conducted a number of searches in the Comber area in relation the trade of rare endangered plants. As a result of these searches […]
Read more → 20 Nov 2017
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The new RSPB report contains 2016 data on wild bird crime, an interactive map showing raptor persecution incidents in 2016, case studies of shooting, poisoning and trapping incidents and focus reports on hen harriers, North Yorkshire and satellite tagging. With no real improvement in the problem of raptor persecution over the last 17 years, the […]
Read more → 23 Oct 2017
Posted by NWCU1 
Michael Hegarty, 40, an Irish national, pled guilty on Friday, September 29, 2017 in U.S. District Court in Miami to fraudulently facilitating the transportation and concealment of a Libation Cup carved from an endangered rhinoceros horn, that was illegally smuggled from the United States to Great Britain. The guilty plea was announced by Assistant Attorney General […]
Read more → 23 Oct 2017
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Trade in fins, meat and other products from silky and thresher sharks subject to strict regulation starting 4th October 2017 Geneva, 4 October 2017 – The wait is over. As of today, international trade in silky and thresher sharks will be regulated through strict CITES trade controls. As such, any trade in these species from this […]
Read more → 23 Oct 2017
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TWO men have been fined after destroying the breeding site of a protected bat. The offence took place between February 9 and 27 while the men were carrying out building work at a property in Rowlands Castle. Paul Floyd, 45, and Ronald Floyd, 70, both of Fourth Avenue, Havant, pleaded guilty to destroying a breeding […]
Read more → 05 Oct 2017
Posted by NWCU4 
Operation launched to stamp out wildlife crime An initiative aimed at stamping out illegal hare coursing events and illegal poaching in the Glenwherry areas of Ballymena and Larne, has been launched by Police along with partner agencies and the local community. Inspector Simpson said, “Following concerns raised by local farmers and landowners, local PSNI officers […]
Read more → 04 Oct 2017
Posted by NWCU4 
Celebrate World Animal Day – 4 October MISSION: TO RAISE THE STATUS OF ANIMALS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE WELFARE STANDARDS AROUND THE GLOBE To achieve this, we encourage animal welfare organisations, community groups, youth and children’s clubs, businesses and individuals to organise events in celebration of World Animal Day. Involvement is growing at an astonishing […]
Read more → 03 Oct 2017
Posted by NWCU4
On Friday, 1 September, Peter Bailey, 65 (03.04.52) of Chale Road, Lambeth was found guilty at Inner London Crown Court of six offences as follows: – four counts of keeping Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species items for sale (endangered primate skulls, leopard skulls and bear skulls); – one count of offering Convention on […]
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