14 Oct 2014   Posted by NWCU6

“The RSPB and SEO (BirdLife in Spain), have launched a ‘European Network against Environmental Crimes’, aiming to ensure that the 2008 EU Directive is complied with. The new project is expected to significantly advance environmental protection by bolstering the EU Directive on the protection of the environment through criminal law, and the project is financially […]

 14 Oct 2014   Posted by NWCU6

“Chiswick Auctions has been fined in court following the sale of an elephant artefact which was ruled to be in contravention of the law on the sale of ivory. The item, “an antique carved ivory tusk worked as a train of elephants”, was sold two years ago by the auction house to a dealer. Chiswick […]

 10 Oct 2014   Posted by NWCU6

“Seven people have appeared in court following a joint investigation by police and the RSPCA into dog and animal fighting. The six men and one woman – Nathan Baker, Jack Curnow, Craig Ford, Benjamin Luscombe, Craige McCormick, Alex Salt and Kerry Wrightson – were summonsed to Plymouth Magistrates Court to face a total of 35 […]

 09 Oct 2014   Posted by NWCU6

“A herd of fallow deer in a Westcountry park have been set upon by thugs with dogs, leaving two dead and two so badly injured they had to be destroyed. But the poachers, who broke into the National Trust country park by cutting a hole in a fence, left one of their dogs behind – […]

 09 Oct 2014   Posted by NWCU6

“Interpol has announced the formation of a specialist team to be based in Nairobi, Kenya, which will target wildlife criminals such as ivory poachers and rhino horn smugglers. The team will be an extension of the established Environmental Crime Unit based in Lyon, France. The dedicated team will help to co-ordinate activites of law enforcement […]

 09 Oct 2014   Posted by NWCU6

“Pressures on local policing make wildlife crime difficult to tackle, when other offences are deemed to have a higher priority in the eyes of the public, writes farming journalist Philip Bowern. But the National Wildlife Crime Unit, (NWCU) now headed up by Chief Inspector Martin Sims, has the job of investigating incidents like the Dyrham […]

 09 Oct 2014   Posted by NWCU6

“On 6 October Exeter Magistrates Court heard how in May 2013 the vessel Marina (BM190) was observed fishing for scallops in the Lyme Bay designated area by a UK Border Force vessel, HMC Valiant. Under the Lyme Bay Designated Area (Fishing Restrictions) Order, which came into effect in July 2008, dredging for shellfish and demersal […]

 06 Oct 2014   Posted by NWCU6

“Landowners and gamekeepers suspected of the illegal persecution of birds of prey are to face new sanctions. In future, they could lose licences which enable them to shoot or trap other species such as crows or pigeons. Licences are currently issued to land managers who wish to control birds deemed harmful to livestock or crops. […]