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Derbyshire developer who bulldozed bungalow knowing it was home to bats avoids jail
Three birds of prey found dead in Staffordshire Moorlands
Appeal for information after injured buzzard found near Kirkby Malzeard in North Yorkshire
Illicit wildlife products 'slipping through the net'
Suspended sentence for seafood salesman who smuggled £53m worth of live eels out of UK
Somerset campsite owner jailed after he deliberately shot dead an otter trapped in a fishing net
Seafood salesman convicted of eelegally smuggling £53million worth of European eels through the UK
Siamese crocodile skulls found in raids by Kent police
Avon & Somerset appoint new Wildlife Crime Officer
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
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.