Send Thanks to Spanish and UK Wildlife Crime Units for Busting Bird Crime Ring

  • by: Jelena Radovanovic
  • recipient: UK National Wildlife Crime Unit and COS AGENTS RURALS DE CATALUNYA (Catalonia Rural Ranger Corps)

The UK National Wildlife Crime Unit have helped COS AGENTS RURALS DE CATALUNYA 

(Catalonia Rural Ranger Corps) uncover an international bird laundering ring.

Agents in Spain investigating individuals keeping Peregrine falcons, became suspicious 

of documentation that they had seized, which indicated that falcons in their possession 

had been captive bred in the UK.

Enquiries by the NWCU revealed that leg rings being worn by some of the falcons in Spain 

were not the original rings referred to on the documentation.

Evidence gleaned by the NWCU suggests that fake rings are being manufactured 

to match genuine permits.

Detective Inspector Nevin Hunter the Head of NWCU said, “Our colleagues in Spain have uncovered 

significant criminality activity. Cooperation between their Agents and the NWCU has been vital 

to the success of the operation”.

Suspects in Spain are due to appear in court later in the year.

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