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
19 Sep 2013
Posted by greyheron “An anti-hare coursing operation has been launched by police in a wildlife crime crackdown. The campaign targets coursers who the police believe travel “far and wide” across Scotland to hunt for hares using lurcher, greyhound and whippet dogs.” Source: STV News To read the full article: http://news.stv.tv/scotland/240045-barbaric-hare-coursing-targeted-in-wildlife-crime-campaign/
Read more → 18 Sep 2013
Posted by NWCU4 Project Ghillie is a London focused, multi-agency response to the growing trend of poaching, fish theft and other fishery related crime. The Met Police Service, in partnership with the Environment Agency, Angling Trust, Cefas, Thames Water and Get Hooked on Fishing are tackling the issue. They need your help to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour […]
Read more → 18 Sep 2013
Posted by NWCU4 “Irish National Arrested for Passing Fraudulent Documents in Connection with His Sale of Four Black Rhinoceros Horns for $50,000 Earlier today, a federal magistrate judge in Brooklyn detained an Irish national who was arrested on Saturday and charged in a complaint for false labeling in connection with his alleged role in international rhinoceros horn smuggling […]
Read more → 16 Sep 2013
Posted by NWCU2 “Through his Foundation, His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge has brought together an unprecedented collaboration between seven of the world’s most influential conservation organisations and the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry. The partnership, named “United for Wildlife”, is a long-term commitment to tackle the global challenges to […]
Read more → 16 Sep 2013
Posted by NWCU2 “A former gamekeeper put lives at risk by stealing and stockpiling thousands of rounds of gun ammunition and pesticide canisters, police have said. Andrew Knights, 47, stole more than 7,500 bullets and shotgun cartridges and possessed more than 5,200 rounds illegally, Norwich Crown Court heard. Knights, of Dereham, Norfolk, also stored pesticide canisters illegally. He […]
Read more → 14 Sep 2013
Posted by NWCU4 
INTERPOLÂ Environmental Crime Programme Project Scale LYON, France – Close cooperation between INTERPOL and Norway has led to the publication of the first Purple Notice for a vessel believed to be engaged in illegal fishing activities. Issued to law enforcement in all 190 INTERPOL member countries, the Purple Notice seeks information on the fishing vessel “Snake”, […]
Read more → 14 Sep 2013
Posted by NWCU4 “Illegal wildlife trafficking is one of the world’s top criminal activities—ranked alongside drugs, arms, and human trafficking. The violent international crime syndicates running this trade are lining their pockets with billions of dollars, while they slaughter animals at rates never seen before, threaten lives, and even impact global security. To build awareness of this crisis, […]
Read more → 13 Sep 2013
Posted by NWCU1 
“A man was found with four kestrel chicks in his car which had been taken from a Wolverhampton church, a court has heard. The chicks had been taken from St Mary’s Church in Bushbury and stuffed inside a bag which was founded in Cogoo Sherman Bowen’s car. The Whitmore Reans resident was fined and given […]
Read more → 13 Sep 2013
Posted by NWCU4 “The ongoing slaughter of Africa’s elephants is at record levels. The situation has gotten out of hand in many countries, especially those lacking the resources to fight the increase in demand for ivory from the Far East. Poachers lace the discarded elephant carcass with cheap poisons to kill vultures in mass. Why? Because vultures circling […]
Read more → 11 Sep 2013
Posted by NWCU1 “Travellers were arrested in dawn swoops across the country yesterday on suspicion of stealing more than ÂŁ20million of jade artefacts and rhino horns from museums. Police believe the items may have been stolen to order for Chinese collectors. Hundreds of officers from 26 forces arrested 17 men and two women in simultaneous raids. Detectives suspect they may […]
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