Restorative justice used following tree felling incident which led to destruction of bird nest
Campaign urging people to be responsible around coastal wildlife launched by RSPCA and Police
Operation Visualise - New lead for Cyber Crime Priority Delivery Group Makes Instant Impact
Derbyshire Man Sentenced for the Illegal Trade in Protected Species
Bat Conservation Trust outline threats to bats from 'Urban Exploring' trend
Peregrine falcons dead after killers smear pigeons with poison as bait at Shropshire beauty spot
Rathfriland man accused of 'baiting badgers' is jailed
NWCU are recruiting a new Investigative Support Officer for England & Wales
PAW Forensic Working Group launch new video guide - handling suspected poisoned baits & victims
Durham Police Operation targets Raptor Poisoning
Investigation launched after bird of prey found poisoned near Peterborough
New lead for Poaching Priority Delivery Group in England & Wales
Partners carry out warrant in East Dorset after bird of prey reportedly poisoned
Endangered red kite shot dead and hung from tree
Suspected peregrine falcon shooting in Gwynedd sparks joint police and RSPCA appeal
Operation to protect marine wildlife underway on Yorkshire Coast
Man cautioned for using Larsen Trap with live decoy pigeons
Operation EASTER ~ 24 years of stopping egg thieves and egg collectors
12 Jul 2021
Posted by NWCU1 
A man who unknowingly destroyed a bird of prey nest after cutting down trees has completed a successful restorative justice outcome. Officers from Gloucestershire Constabulary’s Rural Crime Team were called to an estate on the outskirts of Gloucester on Saturday 5 June where it was reported that a tree had been felled causing an active […]
Read more → 18 Jun 2021
Posted by NWCU1 
“Observe, Don’t Disturb” is the message amid incidents of water craft, motor vehicles, selfie-takers, dogs and campers disturbing marine mammals and birds. A campaign to stop people behaving irresponsibly near marine animals such as seals, dolphins and nesting birds is being rolled out nationally by the RSPCA, the police and other partner organisations. As the […]
Read more → 18 Jun 2021
Posted by NWCU1 
Detective Sergeant Mick Walker from Merseyside Police, the new lead for the national cyber enabled wildlife crime priority delivery group (PDG) has made an instant impact with the launch of Operation Visualise. Drawing on industry expertise, DS Walker will be assisting Wildlife Crime enforcers out on the front line by enhancing their digital capabilities. Sergeant […]
Read more → 01 Jun 2021
Posted by NWCU4
Russell Oxley (52yrs) a professional taxidermist from Ilkeston, Derbyshire appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on 4th May 2021 where he pleaded guilty to offences relating to the prohibited purchase and offering for sale of the skull and horns of six Gaur Bison, also known as an Indian Bison (Annex ‘A’ species). Oxley was fined £1,000 […]
Read more → 11 May 2021
Posted by NWCU4 
Threats to bats from ‘Urban Exploring’ trend 7th May 2021 The Bat Conservation Trust is aware that a rising trend known as ‘urban exploring’ in abandoned buildings and underground hideaways is illegally impacting on bats. Many bats live in the sorts of places that are now attracting a surge in hobby ‘explorers’, who go into […]
Read more → 06 May 2021
Posted by NWCU4 
Rare birds of prey have been poisoned at a Shropshire beauty spot in the latest in a series of attacks by bird-killers whom wildlife campaigners say are bringing “shame” to the village of Clee Hill. The falcon killers used tethered live pigeons smeared with poison as bait. Shropshire Peregrine Group has issued a warning that […]
Read more → 05 May 2021
Posted by NWCU4 
Wednesday 5 May 2021 11:08 “AN APPALLING act of cruelty” has led to a Rathfriland man being handed a jail sentence as a judge said his actions were “something from the Middle Ages”. Paul Michael Reavey, 53, of Lisnaree Road, near Shinn, was convicted of causing unnecessary suffering to a Patterdale Terrier. The judge said […]
Read more → 05 May 2021
Posted by NWCU1 
On Friday, 19 March, 2021, a Golden Eagle was found dead on a hillside on the Invercauld Estate. Subsequent forensic examination confirmed the bird had been illegally and intentionally poisoned. Extensive enquiries are being carried out and on Tuesday, 4 May, 2021, officers acting under warrant, searched a number of properties on the Invercauld Estate. […]
Read more → 04 May 2021
Posted by NWCU4
NWCU Investigative Support Officer – HC63072 Job Details Job Title: NWCU Investigative Support Officer – HC63072 Hours: 37.00 Hours Per Week Monday – Friday with flexible hours Contact Type: Temporary (for 12 months, with the view to become permanent) Closing date: Sunday 9th May 2021 at 23:59 Hours Click here for application: https://careers.newjob.org.uk/HC/job/Outside-Hampshire-NWCU-Investigative-Support-Officer-HC63072-SCT/669955101/
Read more → 03 May 2021
Posted by NWCU4
POLICE SCOTLAND LAUNCH FORTH PHASE OF OPERATION WINGSPAN, AS PART OF YEAR-LONG CAMPAIGN TO TACKLE WILDLIFE CRIME IN SCOTLAND. Police Scotland’s yearlong focus on wildlife crime is now concentrating on Raptor Persecution. Raptor Persecution is a highly emotive subject and as such receives a significant amount of interest from members of the public, particularly in […]
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