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
Hoard of suspected poached deer skulls and fox tails uncovered after drugs raid in Nottinghamshire
05 Feb 2015
Posted by NWCU4 
“Dogs have been seized, a gun retrieved and a man and woman arrested on suspicion of using the animals to bait badgers. Fourteen police officers and six from the RSPCA burst into the home in Priest Weston, near Bishop’s Castle, in a dawn raid. The couple, who are in their 30s, were arrested at the […]
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Posted by NWCU6 “The European Commission has adopted measures to control wildlife trade that come into force on 5th February 2015. The first measure concerns the import of hunting trophies and is designed to ensure that any such imports are legal and sustainable. The species concerned are African lion, polar bear, African elephant, Southern white rhinoceros, hippopotamus and […]
Read more → 05 Feb 2015
Posted by NWCU6 
“A CONFERENCE on wildlife crime held by West Mercia Police and Warwickshire Police has been deemed a success. People from across the region gathered on Tuesday (February 3) to discuss new measures to reduce and prevent wildlife and rural crime within the force area. Several speakers provided an overview of local issues and unveiled a […]
Read more → 05 Feb 2015
Posted by NWCU6 
“Officers from Lancashire Police and the National Wildlife Crime Unit investigating the illegal trade of endangered species have executed a search warrant at a house in Chorley on Saturday 31st January 2015. The warrant was the result of an investigation into the sale of wolf and ocelot skins taking place on an internet auction website. […]
Read more → 05 Feb 2015
Posted by NWCU6 
“A man has been fined £150 after being spotted hare coursing by vigilant North Yorkshire residents. Andrew Boswell, 30, of Borland Avenue, Carlisle, travelled to farmland at High Grange, Melsonby, on 30 September last year. While he was there, two quick-thinking witnesses saw a hare being coursed by dogs, and, crucially, noted the details of […]
Read more → 04 Feb 2015
Posted by NWCU4 
“People from across Warwickshire and West Mercia gathered (Tuesday 3 February) to discuss new measures to reduce and prevent wildlife and rural crime within the force area. Assistant Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman, as well as representatives from Rural Watch, the Bat Conservation Trust and the National Wildlife Crime Unit, spoke at the event, giving an […]
Read more → 04 Feb 2015
Posted by NWCU6 
“James Kennedy, 70, illegally shot and killed and then removed a deer from the Glenfinnan Estate in Lochaber. He claimed to having shot it lawfully at another location, but scientists matched a blood stain in his van to remains he had left on the estate. Kennedy was fined £100 and ordered to pay compensation of […]
Read more → 02 Feb 2015
Posted by NWCU6 
“POLICE are reminding the public of the impact of wildlife crime as the salmon fishing season launches on the River Dee. This comes as high numbers of people are expected to visit the area. Wildlife Crime Liaison Officer PC Mike Whyte said: “The North-east of Scotland is privileged to be blessed with vibrant and diverse […]
Read more → 23 Jan 2015
Posted by NWCU6 “Customs officials in Bulgaria have seized two million live baby eels hidden in luggage. Two Chinese men arriving from Madrid were detained at Sofia airport for trying to smuggle the eels in eight containers. Officials said that the tiny eels, known as elvers, had been declared as food items. The European eel is classified as […]
Read more → 20 Jan 2015
Posted by NWCU6 
“Four people from the Rotherham area are due to appear at court tomorrow on badger-baiting charges. Antonio Miguel Alonso-Brown (22), Connor Alan Podmore (19), Liam Darren Swift (22) and Nathan Swift (20), will appear before North East Derbyshire and Dales Magistrates’ Court, in Chesterfield. They have been summonsed for offences related to allegations of hunting […]
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