On 11-13 April 2023, several dozen representatives of law enforcement agencies and the judiciary attended a training workshop organized at the Łódź Zoo by WWF Poland and the National School of Judiciary and Public Prosecution (NSJPP) as part of the LIFE SWiPE project. As demonstrated by WWF Poland’s report on wildlife crime, the exchange of […]
On 17-21 October 2022, a workshop on wildlife crime was held in Goniądz, Poland, by WWF Poland as part of the LIFE SWiPE project. The workshop brought together representatives from the tax and customs service, the police and the prosecutor’s office. Participants shared knowledge on, among other topics, identifying species listed in the Convention on […]
Wildlife crime is one of the leading causes of species extinction around the world. A report published by WWF Poland shows that Polish services are fighting an uphill battle against criminals. Between 2015 and 2020 alone, Polish customs officers seized more than 420,000 specimens of protected plant and animal species, and the police recorded 33,870 violations of […]