More than £60k seized from man who traded in illegal ivory
Police appeal for information after buzzard found dead after being shot in Fife
Community Resolution for Cardiff Council for destruction of Dormice habitat
Operation EASTER 2022 ~ 25 years of stopping egg thieves and egg collectors
Bird photography – do I need a licence? A blog from Nature Scot
Scottish Pensioner fined for destroying bat roost and wild bird nest
Property developers fined for damaging bat roost in Merthyr Tydfil
Conviction for badger baiting in Wythenshawe, Cheshire
Haul of animal poaching and hunting equipment seized at North East properties
Gamekeeper fined after trapped sparrowhawk starved to death in freezing weather
Rising reports of wildlife crimes during the pandemic spark fresh fears for beloved species
Dumfries and Galloway: Four men charged in connection with wildlife crime offences
Headcorn man given £1,600 fine after destroying protected habitat for bats and newts
Police Scotland’s wildlife campaign moves forward into final phase
Derby man sentenced over trading illegal ivory
Police confirm Peregrine Falcon poisoned in Belfast
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
11 Dec 2020
Posted by NWCU4 
A building company has been ordered to pay the largest fine ever issued by a court in relation to a wildlife crime following a complex investigation by officers from the Metropolitan Police South East Command Unit. On Tuesday, 8 December 2020 Bellway Homes admitted damaging or destroying a breeding site or resting place for bats […]
Read more → 08 Dec 2020
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At the Badger Trust Groups Meeting held online on Saturday 28th November 2020, Craig Fellowes, the recently appointed Crime and Training Director for the Trust, launched a new video introduced by Mike Dilger, the well known TV Presenter, Natural History Film Maker and Patron of Essex Badger Group, called ‘Stopping Badger Crime’. ‘Stopping Badger Crime’ […]
Read more → 08 Dec 2020
Posted by NWCU4 
The Environment Agency has forced its way on to a section of a river after reports it had been “bulldozed” in what the local wildlife trust described as a “crime against the environment”. The protected stretch of the River Lugg had been “completely obliterated”, Herefordshire Wildlife Trust said. It added the work would have “huge […]
Read more → 07 Dec 2020
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An angler who fished without permission on a Norfolk Broad has been found guilty of theft of fishing rights and a public order offence. Peter Regan, aged 69, of Oulton Broad in Suffolk, appeared at Great Yarmouth Magistrates Court on Friday (20 November) after pleading not guilty to the offences at an earlier hearing. Despite […]
Read more → 07 Dec 2020
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A man has been sentenced following an investigation into the sale of jewellery containing elephant hair. Rajtharan Mahalingam, 40 (15.10.80) of Down Lane, Isle of Wight was found guilty at Harrow Crown Court on Tuesday, 24 November of seven counts of purchase / offer to purchase / sell / keep for sale / commercial use […]
Read more → 07 Dec 2020
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A picture from an advert on Facebook of a Norwegian golden eagle ended in a prison sentence of 1 year and 4 months. On 27 October 2020, the Alingsås District Court sentenced a man in his fifties for one year and four months in prison for aggravated crime against protected species and smuggling. This is […]
Read more → 30 Nov 2020
Posted by NWCU4 
North Yorkshire Police is appealing for information after a red kite was found poisoned in woodland near the A64 between Scampston and Rillington. The bird was found in April 2020 and immediately taken to a vet but unfortunately was in such terrible condition that the decision was made to put it to sleep. Results have […]
Read more → 26 Nov 2020
Posted by NWCU4 
A 34-year-old man has been banned from keeping animals for life after being found guilty of badger baiting and animal cruelty offences. Robert King, from Motherwell, was sentenced on 26th November 2020, at Lanark Sheriff Court after being found guilty of two charges under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 and a charge under the […]
Read more → 18 Nov 2020
Posted by NWCU4
A farm worker has been jailed for causing “gratuitous suffering” to animals by badger baiting. Damien Sweeney, 34, from Treuddyn, near Mold, Flintshire, was arrested when graphic video footage of his dogs attacking and killing badgers was found on his phone. He was found guilty of 12 charges relating to badger baiting at an earlier […]
Read more → 17 Nov 2020
Posted by NWCU4 
On 17th November 2020, a warrant was executed at a property in Barnsley in connection to the poisoning of a protected wild bird. In October, officers appealed for help in finding those responsible for poisoning a juvenile peregrine falcon in the Fish Dam area of Barnsley. Intelligence from the public assisted officers from the […]
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