2025-2028 NPCC Wildlife & Rural Crime Strategy
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
20 Jun 2017
Posted by NWCU6 
Countryside Alliance Ireland were in Portrush on 20 June to attend the launch of a new leaflet to raise awareness about the Common Skate and to remind recreational sea anglers that it is a protected species in Northern Ireland. Advertising part of the ongoing ‘Watch out for Wildlife Crime’ public awareness campaign by the Partnership […]
Read more → 12 Jun 2017
Posted by NWCU6 
New online tools aim to save endangered animals, but experts say there are no easy shortcuts. A recent raid on an online trader in Indonesia rescued 19 endangered Javan slow lorises. In a few small, cramped crates, 19 slow lorises were about to be shipped far from their rainforest home in West Java, Indonesia — […]
Read more → 10 Jun 2017
Posted by NWCU6 
Scientists and investigators are pioneering a wave of cutting-edge forensic techniques in Scotland as the country bids to position itself as the global leader in the battle against wildlife crime. A range of DNA and genetic testing techniques are being developed and deployed north of the border, with future work set to be underpinned by […]
Read more → 07 Jun 2017
Posted by NWCU6 
The Scottish government is to join Edinburgh University on a new programme to employ forensic science in fighting wildlife crime. The move comes ahead of an international event on the issue being held in the city. The Wildlife Forensics Development Programme will boost research into greater use of forensic techniques. It comes after the case […]
Read more → 07 Jun 2017
Posted by NWCU6 
Wildlife crime is the focus of a new partnership between the University and the Scottish Government. It aims to boost the use of forensic science in tackling the problem. The partnership creates formal ties between the Scottish Government’s Wildlife DNA Forensics unit and the Conservation Genetics research unit at the Royal (Dick) School of […]
Read more → 06 Jun 2017
Posted by NWCU6 
As part of ongoing efforts to tackle wildlife crime, police in the Scottish Borders led an operation in the Longformacus area on Monday 5 June supported by our partners in the Scottish SPCA, RSPB Scotland and other experts. Land and property were searched under warrant and a number of items were recovered for further examination. […]
Read more → 05 Jun 2017
Posted by NWCU4
Extra measures to protect Scotland’s birds of prey. Almost a third of golden eagles being tracked by satellite died in suspicious circumstances, scientists have found. The Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) research identified that the majority of cases were found where land is intensively managed for driven grouse shooting. Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham confirmed to the […]
Read more → 05 Jun 2017
Posted by NWCU4 
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has revoked a licence to control wild birds at Raeshaw Estates as a result of on-going concerns about wildlife crime. Police Scotland is now investigating the potential offences on the Scottish Borders estate. Source: SNH To read the full article, click here.
Read more → 22 May 2017
Posted by NWCU4 
Following a joint operation by Derbyshire police, the National Wildlife Crime Unit and Border Force, a 30-year-old man has been reported for offences relating to the prohibited sale and export of elephant ivory. In October last year, officers from Border Force stopped and searched a number of packages containing carvings made from elephant ivory. The […]
Read more → 15 May 2017
Posted by NWCU4 
May 2017 – around 40 Police Wildlife Crime Officers from northern police forces – plus specialist CPS Prosecutors – recently attended a training day hosted by Leeds Discovery Centre. The event was aimed at increasing officers’ skills and awareness in dealing with the illegal trade in endangered species. The facilitators included the National Wildlife Crime […]
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