The Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime (PAW) is a multi-agency body comprising representatives of the organisations involved in wildlife law enforcement in the UK.

It provides opportunities for statutory and non-Government organisations to work together to combat wildlife crime.

• How to report a wildlife crime

Latest highlights

• Who is the best wildlife law enforcer? This year’s winner of the WWF-sponsored Wildlife Law Enforcer of the Year award was PC John Shaw of Cumbria Constabulary.  Lance Cruse of the UK Border Agency was runner-up. To celebrate his long career in wildlife law enforcement, a Lifetime Achievement award has been presented to Charles Mackay, also of the UK Border Agency. The awards were presented by Chief Constable Richard Crompton (Lincolnshire Police) at this year’s annual Wildlife Crime Conference. We congratulate all three winners.
• New invasive shrimp – briefing note (PDF 80 KB)
• At the PAW Open Seminar, held on 2 March 2011, Defra Minister Richard Benyon launched the 2011 UK wildlife crime priorities. These priorities were agreed by a high level group of Government and enforcement officials, following discussion of the National Wildlife Crime Unit’s strategic assessment of wildlife crime in the UK
• Operation RAMP – a global Interpol operation targeting the illegal trade of reptiles and amphibians has been hailed a success
• National Wildlife Crime Unit’s latest Tactical Assessment – October 2010
• National Wildlife Crime Unit’s 2010 annual report

Attachments

• Invasive shrimp briefing note (pdf, 160 KB)
• Update and overview of the UK Wildlife Crime priorities (pdf, 253 KB)
• National Wildlife Crime Unit’s 2010 annual report (pdf, 2260 KB)
• Tactical assessment report October 2010 (pdf, 528 KB)