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Poaching offences almost halve in two years following rural crime crackdown

Since the launch of Operation Hawkeye in 2020, Northumbria Police has seen a reduction of almost 50 per cent in poaching offences.

6 Feb

Six arrested after animal remains found in back of Jeep

Six men, aged between 28 and 41, were arrested and remain in custody

4 Oct 2021

Anti-poaching patrols in North Yorkshire lakes after increase in fish theft

Police will be increasing visits in Ryedale following an increase in reports of illegal poaching.

10 Aug 2021

Five arrested on suspicion of 'night poaching'

Rural crime team releases graphic images of deer killed by poachers

British soldier killed by elephant during Malawi anti-poaching operation

Prince William warns elephants may be extinct before his children reach 20

The pangolin: The most trafficked mammal you have never heard of

Lions kill suspected poachers on wildlife reserve in South Africa

Wildlife officials trained in crime scene investigation

Poachers shoot dead rhino after breaking into French zoo

Funeral for helicopter pilot shot down by poachers

Three park rangers dead after shootout with poachers

It's now make or break for the future of the rhino

In numbers: Africa's poaching crisis