Friday 30th June 2017:  Retired Warwickshire Police Officer, Craig Fellowes has won the prestigious ‘Partner of the Year’ award for his dedication and contribution to wildlife crime training.  The award, which is sponsored by Browne Jacobson Solicitors, is presented annually to the person or organisation that has made a significant contribution to the Partnership for Action […]

Two huntsmen from the Scottish Borders have been found guilty of breaching fox-hunting law. It is the first conviction of a traditional fox hunt under legislation introduced in Scotland in 2002. Johnny Riley, 24, and his father, John Clive Richardson, 67, of Bonchester Bridge, were fined £400 and £250 respectively for deliberately hunting a fox […]

The RSPB and Suffolk Police are appealing for information after 10 little tern eggs were illegally taken from nests at a colony at Kessingland, on the Suffolk Coast. EU Life+ Little Tern Recovery Project volunteers and staff work shifts to watch and count little terns at Kessingland throughout daylight hours, when the birds are most […]

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 […]