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 company fined for damaging an important Great Crested Newt habitat
Two Lincolnshire men sentenced under new hare coursing legislation
Hoard of suspected poached deer skulls and fox tails uncovered after drugs raid in Nottinghamshire
National first as Essex poachers banned from owning dogs
Four men sentenced following hare coursing incidents in Stirling and the Borders
Fine for angler who gave false name to NRW enforcement officer
Blaenau Gwent man prosecuted for encouraging dog to enter a live badger sett
17 Jul 2018
Posted by NWCU4 A man has been fined after being found guilty of disturbing a badger sett in North Yorkshire. Matthew Sharp, 49, was convicted following a trial at Harrogate Magistrates Court on Monday. He was ordered to pay a £600 fine, £620 prosecution costs and a £60 victim surcharge. Sharp was charged with interfering with a badger […]
Read more → 17 Jul 2018
Posted by NWCU4 School children in Scotland have been learning about badgers as part of a drive to stamp out badger persecution. Campaigners at the Scottish Badgers conservation charity say persecution is still a problem in many communities. Source: BBC To read the full article, click here.
Read more → 05 Oct 2017
Posted by NWCU4 Partnership for Action against Wildlife Crime Northern Ireland (PAWNI) PAWNI consists of a number of statutory and non-government organisations who work in partnership to reduce wildlife crime by raising awareness and promoting effective enforcement. PAWNI members include: Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute – www.afbini.gov.uk Badger Trust www.badgertrust.org.uk Belfast Zoo www.belfastzoo.co.uk The British Association for Shooting & Conservation www.basc.org.uk The British […]
Read more → 07 Nov 2016
Posted by NWCU6 The illegal persecution of Badgers is a UK wildlife crime priority, due to the sheer volume of crime against badgers. The Badger Trust as part of the UK Strategic response to badger crime across the UK is supporting and leading a proactive Twitter week to highlight the continued plight of the badger against illegal persecution […]
Read more → 12 Feb 2016
Posted by NWCU4 A man who killed two badgers in a “barbaric” attack using two dogs has been sent to prison. Paul Tomlinson, 29, from Nottingham, filmed the attacks and discussed it on social media, in June 2014. Tomlinson, of Melford Road, was jailed for 20 weeks and banned from keeping dogs for three years, at Nottingham Magistrates’ […]
Read more → 26 Oct 2015
Posted by NWCU4 Many of Northern Ireland’s native species are under threat of wildlife crime, according to a new campaign which has been launched. ‘Watch out for Wildlife Crime’ is a Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime (PAW NI) campaign to encourage everyone to get serious about all forms of wildlife crime and help to prevent it. It […]
Read more → 04 Sep 2015
Posted by NWCU4 Badger crime is one of the UK Wildlife Crime Priorities and comes in many forms ranging from the horrific practice of badger baiting to the avoidable sett disturbance/destruction which can occur when people carry out otherwise legal operations on land such as forestry or agricultural tasks. Badger Baiting Badger Baiting involves the digging out […]
Read more → 31 Mar 2015
Posted by NWCU6 “Nearly 250 wildlife crimes were recorded by Police Scotland between April 2014 and February 2015 including persecuting badgers, poisoning birds of prey and trading in some of the world’s most endangered species. The force works with partners across the country to tackle wildlife crime – and in a new campaign they call on the public […]
Read more → 10 Feb 2015
Posted by NWCU6 “Appearing before Scarborough Magistrates’ Court this afternoon Lee Martin, Terrierman for the Middleton Hunt was found guilty of blocking up a badger sett in current use, contrary to Section 3 of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992. At the end of a two day trial, Magistrates ruled Lee Martin was guilty of interfering with a […]
Read more → 05 Feb 2015
Posted by NWCU4 “Dogs have been seized, a gun retrieved and a man and woman arrested on suspicion of using the animals to bait badgers. Fourteen police officers and six from the RSPCA burst into the home in Priest Weston, near Bishop’s Castle, in a dawn raid. The couple, who are in their 30s, were arrested at the […]
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If you witness a suspected wildlife crime in action call 999 immediately and ask for the police.
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Operation EASTER ~ 27 years of stopping egg thieves
Man who abseiled down cliff to take peregrine falcon...
Newport company fined for the demolition of Bat Roost
Cheshire man sentenced after admitting animal cruelty...
2,114 seizures of endangered animals and timber in major...
Natural England prosecutes developer for breaching...Vale of Glamorgan man prosecuted for destroying valuable...
Wildlife detectives take part in new Forensics Training...