“A major and indiscriminate fish kill on an East Lothian river last week has prompted condemnation from the police and local and national fisheries organisations. [Several] very large sea trout – ranging between 4 lb and 12 lb – were found dead in a poacher’s net on the River Tyne, near East Linton. The net […]

One year on the NWCU website has gone from strength to strength.  It explains what wildlife crime is, details the role of the unit, how tackling different wildlife crime across the UK is prioritised and how users can report wildlife crime. It highlights the sort of information users can provide to help combat such crime, […]

“A special event has been help to deal with increasing concerns about the level of bat crime in Cornwall. Cornwall Bat Group, a group within the Cornwall Wildlife Trust, funded a training session for police wildlife crime officers in Cornwall, an event jointly hosted with the Devon Bat Group at Roadford Reservoir. There police officers […]

“Poachers are in the sights of a new group launched to tackle rural crime on Exmoor. An increase in deer poaching has sparked concern from the Exmoor National Park Authority, which is already in regular contact with Avon and Somerset and Devon and Cornwall police. Now, other agencies with an interest in protecting the natural […]

In 1997, the first and only recognised training course for wildlife law enforcers began.  17 years later and the course is still going strong, and has just trained the 1000th student on to the course in April this year.  The award for the 1000th student was presented to Jeremy Moore of Staffordshire Police by Chief […]

Between 2200 hours Tuesday 29/04/2014 and 0630 hours Wednesday 30/04/2014, 5x monkeys were stolen from Blackpool Zoo, Lancashire, England (3 x Cotton-topped tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) and 2 x Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator)). As a result of widespread media coverage, 4 of the stolen monkeys were recovered and returned to Blackpool Zoo.  Lancashire Police and North […]