“A specialist Metropolitan Police unit which protects the capital’s wildlife and combats the trade in endangered species is itself under threat unless City Hall provides more cash.

London Assembly Members have expressed concern over the future of the Met’s Wildlife Crime Unit (WCU) which will lose part of its funding when a partnership with the World Society for the Protection of Animals ends.

The charity has part-funded the unit for the past two years but the cash it provides will no longer be available from next April.

Earlier this week the Assembly unanimously agreed a motion calling on Mayor Boris Johnson, who oversees the Met through the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, to ensure the unit receives “sufficient funding” to continue its work.”

Author: Martin Hoscik

Source: Mayorwatch

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