A woman has been fined more than £2,000 for trying to smuggle Chinese medicines which contained ground rhinoceros horn and other banned animal products, the Border Force said. Sun Liu, 51, was stopped at Cardiff Airport as she arrived on a flight from Beijing via Amsterdam in July 2012. Three boxes contained ground rhinoceros horn […]

“The ancient sport of hare coursing – outlawed in Scotland for a decade – is making a comeback in the region. And last week a plea went out for Borderers to help the police bring to justice the perpetrators of this and other illegal country pursuits which inflict cruelty on wild animals. “The more intelligence […]

“The “abhorrent” incidents are revealed in records kept by the Metropolitan Police’s Wildlife Crime Unit – released by Charity World Animal Protection (WAP) in the hope of raising awareness and reducing the impact of wildlife crime. There were 14 incidents in Havering between January and June this year, including: • Deer poaching using a snare. […]

Following a trial at Kendal Magistrates (19/11/2014) South Lakes Wild Animal Park Ltd (SLWAP) of Dalton-in-Furness, and its owner David Stanley Gill, 53yrs, were both convicted of three counts of “allowing a species that is not ordinarily resident or a regular visitor to Great Britain in a wild state, which is contrary to the Wildlife […]

“The public is being asked to provide information on the locations of nine fugitives suspected of serious environmental crimes. The appeal, from Interpol, is part of an effort to track down individuals involved in illegal fishing, logging and wildlife trafficking. The trade in wildlife crime is said to be worth around $213bn per annum, according […]

“The fight to protect animals will be stepped up after diplomats and conservationists came to an agreement at a major conference in Ecuador More than 120 countries have backed our calls for a crackdown on cruel ivory poachers who have driven animals to the brink of extinction. Diplomats and conservationists agreed at a major ­conference […]

“If we want to prevent the relentless slaughter of animals like African elephants, and rhinos, the EU must act now, writes Catherine Bearder. Catherine Bearder is a UK MEP, of the Liberal Democrats and ALDE group. Every 15 minutes, an elephant is killed for its tusks. The rapid rise of poaching and demand for illegal […]

The Vale of Glamorgan Council hosted an Animal Welfare Seminar at the Civic Offices to discuss putting an end to animal cruelty and wildlife crime. The discussion on Thursday, October 30 was chaired by the Vale’s biodiversity champion Councillor Rob Curtis, Cabinet Member for Environmental Services and explored many issues surrounding animal welfare, including fly […]

The fight to protect endangered and at-risk wildlife species depends, in part, on effective wildlife and wildlife product regulations, which define which species of animals, and which parts or derivatives, may be legally traded, in order to clearly define what constitutes a wildlife crime. But that’s only part of the story, as stopping illegal wildlife […]