The future of the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) has been safeguarded for another year thanks to Government funding, environment minister Richard Benyon has announced.
Poaching
Three men convicted of hare poaching in North Yorkshire
Hare poaching: Three men have been fined £50 each after pleading guilty to trespass in pursuit of game at Northallerton Magistrates’ Court.
UK WILDLIFE LAWS SET FOR MAJOR OVERHAUL
Wildlife laws set for overhaul: The Game Acts could be first to go as Law Commission begins public consultation on revising wildlife legislation.
Gamekeepers vital in combating rural crime
The National Gamekeepers' Organisation (NGO) has told a committee of MPs that gamekeepers play a vital role in combating rural crime, and are ''overwhelmingly a force for good in the countryside''.
Is it illegal to remove a dead deer from the roadside?
I've been told it is illegal to remove a dead pheasant from the roadside and drive off with it. Does this law also apply to deer?
Poaching on the increase
High meat prices is one of the factors being blamed for an increase in poaching
Vigilance urged after poaching of famous stag
In the wake of the illegal poaching of a stag dubbed the ‘Goodleigh Giant’ in north Devon, the Countryside Alliance has urged those who use the countryside to be vigilant of poachers, or risk long-term damage to shooting and other forms of wildlife management.
Police target rural criminals
Arrests have been made by Lancashire police following the launch of a new campaign
ASBO served to poacher
A man arrested for poaching offences in the Humberside area has been served with an ASBO
Armed police and wildlife rangers crackdown on poachers
The Police and the Forestry Commission Wales join forces to tackle deer poaching in South Wales.
Cracking rural crime
Ian Thew reports on a new police scheme in the New Forest that is impressing the local community with its dynamic approach
Teaching the law to the police
Legal shooting sports are being misreported as crimes, but, as Tim Weston reports, gamekeepers are working to inform the police about rural matters
Deer Poaching – The real cost of venison
Deer poaching is on the rise to meet a growing demand for wild venison — Jeremy Hunt examines the impact this is having on farms and shoots in North Yorkshire
Fish shooting group arrested in Cambridgeshire
Police arrested a 33-year-old man from Kazakhstan earlier this month, after reports of a group of fishermen firing a shotgun into Twenty Foot Drain, a manmade channel near March, in Cambridgeshire.
Locals may ‘take law into own hands’ over poaching
Landowners in North Yorkshire fear an increase in poaching is getting out of hand as keepers undertake night patrols.
Wildlife Crime – Locals may “take law into own hands” over poaching
Landowners in North Yorkshire fear an increase in poaching is getting out of hand as keepers undertake night patrols
How to….. Stop Poachers in their tracks
The law is on the gamekeeper's side when it comes to poaching - David Frost investigates the powers you can deploy on your own shoot
Anti-poaching operations a success in Lancashire
Lancashire police officer, Ivan Leivers, has had success with several recent anti-poaching operations, leading to eight offenders being summonsed to court.
Crimestoppers move to tackle poaching in Scotland
The Partnership for Action against Wildlife Crime (PAW) Scotland has introduced a new campaign to encourage the reporting of poaching to their local police or through Crimestoppers.