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West Yorkshire Police Wildlife Crime Officer 🦡🦔🦊
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🦇 The #RoostAwards 2025 are now open!

If you have an interesting case study showcasing bat roost mitigation and enhancement do submit it for an award by the 30 June: www.bats.org.uk/roost-case-studies
April 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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So you go to monitor a 🦇 tree roost - there’s no bats present. Then the remote Trailcam records this an hour after you left 🤦🏻‍♂️
April 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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The UK Government has announced more than £800,000 in additional funding to reinforce police units tackling wildlife crime:
Funding boost for police tackling wildlife crime
The UK Government has announced more than £800,000 in additional funding to reinforce police units tackling wildlife crime. In a move welcomed by countryside advocates and conservationists alike, the National Rural Crime Unit and National Wildlife Crime Unit will receive a significant financial boo...
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April 21, 2025 at 8:56 AM
2 feisty little badger cubs rescued from a manhole on Saturday tea-time, with Huddersfield Badger group🦡🦡
Both released back to their sett nearby, making us late to give my presentation about wildlife crime to Calderdale Badger Group. What better reason to be late!!🥰🦡🦡
April 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Badgers and their setts are legally protected under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992.

Those found guilty of badger persecution face fines, imprisonment (up to 6 months), or both.

Learn more in our leaflet 👉 http://leagueacs.co.uk/KdC5Y

#AnimalCrimewatch
April 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM