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Cheltenham antiques dealer sentenced for trading illegally in elephant tusks and walrus ivory
Maidstone men jailed after deer stabbed repeatedly in the throat and animal cruelty
Welsh man handed suspended jail term after interfering with badger sett
Suspected hare courser causes high-speed police chase in Cambridgeshire
Dorset wildlife crime officer recognised in New Year Honours list
Forensic science techniques used in battle against wildlife crime across Scotland
Queen’s Anniversary Prize for the work of the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology
Walsall owl breeder told his good character saved him from prison sentence
Pinpointing rural & wildlife crime with what3words
Illegal trade in endangered species - trial date set in Lancashire
Walsall Owl 'breeder' pleads guilty to the illegal possession and sale of Barn Owls
Cardiff man convicted for trading in endangered species
Spalding illegal ivory trader sentenced
Man sentenced for destroying a bat roost in Shaftesbury
Irish man who smuggled rhino horn from Miami to London sentenced to 14 months in Florida prison
BURNLEY MAN TO APPEAR AT CROWN COURT ACCUSED OF ILLEGALLY TRADING IN ENDANGERED SPECIES
Two men sentenced for illegally exporting carved ivory fans - Met Police
Forces join together to tackle hare coursing
Poachers in North Yorkshire warned as police step up rural crime operation
Contact the National Wildlife Crime Unit
For the public
The NWCU assists police forces in wildlife crime investigation. We are also the conduit between police forces and PAW partners. We are not able to provide a direct contact point for the public.
If you have any information relating to Wildlife related criminal activities please contact your local police force. Click here to find your local Police Force.
Should you wish to report a crime anonymously please contact Crime Stoppers.
For Police
Members of the police can use the form below to request NWCU contact details to be sent to you via email. Please note, this form will only send to verified police email addresses.
For media enquiries
The NWCU does not have a Press Officer. For enquiries regarding specific press releases, please contact the Law Enforcement Agency who led the investigation. The NWCU does not currently have the capacity to engage with any media outlet regarding involvement in filming for any TV series or documentary.