Wildlife Crime and Wildlife Inspectorate
Wildlife conservation is of limited value if it is not enforced. We work closely with the statutory enforcement authorities to effectively discharge our wildlife conservation responsibilities.We do this in three main ways:
- by liaising and co-ordinating action with the Police and HM Customs & Excise in the investigation and prosecution of wildlife crime.
- co-chairing and providing a Secretariat for the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime (PAW), a national multi-agency body looking at strategic enforcement issues and developing appropriate responses, in support of the enforcement of wildlife legislation.
- managing a team of around 100 Wildlife Inspectors whose main role is to carry out visits to premises to verify information submitted to us for permits and certificates, or to check that people are complying with the administrative controls contained in certain wildlife legislation.
Further information can be requested from one of the following contacts.
Page last modified:1 September 2003