Monthly Archives: January 2014

The bungling burglar

Posted on January 31, 2014 by wildlifedetective

Often when I was writing my books on wildlife crime I was reminded, because of certain similarities or similar factors, of earlier incidents when I was involved in general policing, CID work or drug squad work. I had just completed … Continue reading →

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School wildlife crime project – incredible drawings

Posted on January 26, 2014 by wildlifedetective

I get many prompts for my blog from Twitter. Earlier today there were kids’ wildlife drawings posted (or tweeted, whatever is the correct terminology). When I was wildlife crime officer with Tayside police I ran a wildlife crime project with … Continue reading →

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Dangerous dogs

Posted on January 25, 2014 by wildlifedetective

I’ve just read an item placed by the League against Cruel Sports on Twitter that relates to pet dogs in Cornwall being taken and used as bait for fighting dogs. The article claims that dogs advertised as ‘free to a … Continue reading →

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New book – The UN’s Lone Ranger

Posted on January 23, 2014 by wildlifedetective

Advance warning of what promises to be a fantastic new book on combating international wildlife crime. The author is John M Sellar OBE, FRGS, who until he took early retirement in 2011 was Chief of Enforcement Assistance, CITES Secretariat, Geneva, … Continue reading →

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Angry spouse syndrome

Posted on January 19, 2014 by wildlifedetective

                    It is just a bit over a year (26 December 2012) since my good friend Finlay Christine died in his very early fifties. I was thinking of him as I … Continue reading →

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Otter update, and a starving woodcock

Posted on January 16, 2014 by wildlifedetective

I have had no more ducks taken by the otter, probably because I am keeping them in the shed.  I only let them out now when I can supervise them to roam around the wood, splash about in the burn … Continue reading →

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Should keepers report rogue employers to police?

Posted on January 8, 2014 by wildlifedetective

In today’s Courier (8 Jan) there is an article headed ‘Gamekeepers urged to report unscrupulous landowners’. The article is based on an interview with a retired gamekeeper Colin Gair. I know Colin and have great respect for the way he … Continue reading →

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Sheep worrying

Posted on January 5, 2014 by wildlifedetective

An excerpt from A Lone Furrow –  Though wildlife crime officers don’t specifically investigate dog-related offences I’m usually told about sheep-worrying cases, and very often asked for advice by the officer dealing with the investigation. Many are run of the … Continue reading →

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Foxhunting and the Dundee squeaker

Posted on January 2, 2014 by wildlifedetective

I have been reading with interest the calls for the Hunting Act to be repealed in England and Wales. It reminded me of the only successful use of the Scottish version of this legislation that related to fox hunting, albeit … Continue reading →

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