A man and a woman have today, Tuesday, 13 September been fined over £3,000 after they were found guilty of importing and offering endangered tortoises for sale. The investigation began when officers from the Met accompanied the City of London Animal Health Inspector to an address in Shackleton Court, London, W12 on 29 April 2015 […]

A dealer who tried to sell an elephant tusk at Christie’s has been spared a fine after claiming he was “misled” by their antiques experts. Barry Collins, 64, said he was given the “completely wrong advice” when he took the ivory to be offered for sale by the prestigious auctioneers. Experts at Christie’s assessed the […]

A Norwich woman has been involved in the illegal sale of tiger parts to a buyer in China, it has emerged. The discovery of a package containing four tiger paws and a tail by Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport’s World Distribution Centre sparked an investigation which would lead back to Norwich. The package containing […]

At Carlisle Crown Court on 22nd July 2016, Shane Ball 27yrs, of Derwent Avenue , Workington pleaded not guilty to four charges contrary to the Control of Trade in Endangered Species Regulations. The proceedings are the result of an investigation by Wildlife Officers from Cumbria Police and the National Wildlife Crime Unit. Officers identified Ball […]

The case against a Cumbrian man accused of offering ivory for sale has been sent to Crown Court.  Shane David Ball aged 27yrs, of Derwent Avenue, Workington appeared before District Judge Daniel Chalk, Workington Magistrates Court on 17th June 2016 for offences contrary to the Control in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulation 1997.  The offences related […]

Christie’s have admitted to “an honest and genuine mistake” by putting up for sale an ivory and kutch silver trophy that contravened CITES regulations. The auctioneers said it was “an isolated incident” and confirmed to ATG that they have robust training programme in place to identify illegal ivory that is regularly reviewed. Although more than […]

A HAMILTON auctioneering firm have been fined £1500 for offering elephant ivory for sale. LS Smellie and Son Ltd, of Lower Auchingramont Road, had admitted a charge under Control of Trade in Endangered Species Regulations. The company had advertised for sale three lots of ivory on their website, all of which included elephant tusks. Police […]

Wildlife officers from Cumbria Police and the National Wildlife Crime Unit investigating the disappearance of wild plants from the Cumbria countryside have executed a search warrant at a house in Great Orton, Cumbria (28/04/2016).     As a result of the search, the officers seized around 5000 wild Snowdrop bulbs and lesser numbers of Bluebells and Wild […]