Other area’s of wildlife crime | National Wildlife Crime Unit | NWCU

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Yellow-legged Asian Hornet Week 1st - 7th September 2025

Operation EASTER launches for the 28th year

Bat Conservation Trust launch Halloween video to celebrate bats 🦇

Operation Badger re-launch for National Badger Day!

Craig Fellowes awarded MBE for services to wildlife

Operation EASTER ~ 27 years of stopping egg thieves

Man who abseiled down cliff to take peregrine falcon eggs jailed

Newport company fined for the demolition of Bat Roost

Cheshire man sentenced after admitting animal cruelty offences

2,114 seizures of endangered animals and timber in major international law enforcement operation

Natural England prosecutes developer for breaching Bat Mitigation Licence

Vale of Glamorgan man prosecuted for destroying valuable wildlife habitat

Wildlife detectives take part in new Forensics Training programme

PSNI investigate death of two white-tailed eagles

PSNI launch Operation SUBRISION to deter and detect rural and wildlife crime

Lewisham man convicted for illegally exporting ivory

Operation EASTER launched for 2023 - stopping egg thieves and egg collectors

Monmouthshire man guilty of destroying habitat containing Dormice, Slow Worm, Grass Snake, Great Crested Newts, Bats and Badgers

Monmouthshire company fined for damaging an important Great Crested Newt habitat

Two Lincolnshire men sentenced under new hare coursing legislation

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Other area’s of wildlife crime

Finch Trapping

Finch trapping

Illegal taking of wild bird eggs

Illegal taking of wild bird eggs

(Operation Easter)

Killer Shrimp complements of the Environment Agency

Invasive Non Native Species