Breaking
NWCU and Europol meet to combat illegal trade in eels
North Yorkshire Police officer takes on national badger protection role
Suspected illegal owl trade - investigation progresses in West Midlands
WDC and NWCU launch public awareness drive to counter increasing dolphin disturbance
Conviction for bat crime in Cumbria
London company fined £18,000 for illegally destroying building where protected bats roosted
Gloucester man convicted for selling African Grey Parrot
Sightseers 'causing undue seal stress' in Aberdeenshire
Drones could disturb Suffolk's rare birds, pilots warned
Operation EASTER 2019 ~ stopping egg thieves and egg collectors
Cutting edge technology to provide new insight into lives of Scotland’s Golden Eagles
Hen harriers 'vanishing due to illegal killing' - study
North Yorkshire Gamekeeper found guilty for failing to check a snare which led to badger death
Thames Valley Police bat crime conviction
Londonderry PSNI investigate potential wildlife poisoning
Wildlife experts successfully rear 17 rare birds of prey seized from international egg smuggler
Five men jailed over badger baiting in Humberside
Wildlife criminal jailed for rare bird eggs importation attempt
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.