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2025-2028 NPCC Wildlife & Rural Crime Strategy
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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
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 […]
Read more → 28 Sep 2017
Posted by NWCU4 
A gamekeeper allegedly killed two wild birds at a breeding ground in the Forest of Bowland. James Hartley, 33, of Bleasdale Lane, Bleasdale, near Preston is accused of shooting a peregrine falcon and trapping and killing another on April 13, as well as disturbing a nesting site. He is also alleged to have set a […]
Read more → 26 Sep 2017
Posted by NWCU4 
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has been part of a UK initiative to prevent and stop the harassment and maltreatment of a native falcon, the peregrine – and it seems to be working. Instances of persecution against the large, powerful bird of prey can include theft of eggs and chicks from nests or […]
Read more → 26 Sep 2017
Posted by NWCU4 
Officers from Hertfordshire Constabulary’s Rural Operational Support Team (ROST) are appealing for witnesses and information after a buzzard was found seriously injured. The bird was found by a member of the public in a track leading off Ledgemore Lane, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead on Wednesday, September 6. The bird was recovered and examined by a […]
Read more → 10 Aug 2017
Posted by NWCU4 
North Yorkshire Police are investigating an incident in which men disturbed a pair of marsh harriers nesting on moorland north of Denton, near Ilkley, in Wharfedale. In May 2017 a pair of marsh harriers was discovered nesting on moorland forming part of Middleton and Denton moors near the village of Denton in North Yorkshire. The […]
Read more → 05 Jul 2017
Posted by NWCU4
Friday 30th June 2017: Retired Warwickshire Police Officer, Craig Fellowes has won the prestigious ‘Partner of the Year’ award for his dedication and contribution to wildlife crime training. The award, which is sponsored by Browne Jacobson Solicitors, is presented annually to the person or organisation that has made a significant contribution to the Partnership for Action […]
Read more → 29 Jun 2017
Posted by NWCU6 
Two huntsmen from the Scottish Borders have been found guilty of breaching fox-hunting law. It is the first conviction of a traditional fox hunt under legislation introduced in Scotland in 2002. Johnny Riley, 24, and his father, John Clive Richardson, 67, of Bonchester Bridge, were fined £400 and £250 respectively for deliberately hunting a fox […]
Read more → 26 Jun 2017
Posted by NWCU4 
In 2015, with the support of the European Commission within the framework of the European Union Action Plan against wildlife trafficking, Europol initiated Operation LAKE, alongside several law enforcement agencies from France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, as well as Eurojust. Operation LAKE is the most important European initiative aimed at combating trafficking of […]
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