Wildlife crime often goes unpunished, so when authorities take action and build their capacity to fight it, it’s a significant breakthrough. Recently, Serbia took a major step in this direction with two national training courses that brought together the police, environmental inspection, and other key stakeholders to tackle wildlife poisoning. This achievement benefits Serbia’s vulnerable […]

Bulgaria has demonstrated a strong commitment to conservation by organising a national field training course for the police on wildlife crime, focusing on “Poisoning of protected species of wild animals, evidence collection, and investigation.”  The Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Water invited the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) to coordinate this training, inspired by the Wildlife Crime Academy. Initially developed

Hope arises for stronger prosecution of illegal wildlife poisoning and other wildlife crimes in Bulgaria, as the country establishes a dedicated police sector within the Ministry of the Interior, a momentous leap forward in protecting wildlife and its natural heritage. The newly formed “Crimes against the Environment and Wildlife” sector, operating under the Economic Police