Poaching and trafficking is driving sturgeon species towards extinction in the Lower Danube

New Report Highlights Alarming Rise in Sturgeon Trafficking in the Lower Danube Region Wildlife crime is threatening the survival of critically endangered sturgeon species, according to the latest WWF report on sturgeon poaching and trafficking in the Lower Danube region. The analysis documents 395 cases of illegal sturgeon fishing and trade in Bulgaria, Romania, and […]

Two hunters arrested in connection with the illegal shooting of M237, the wolf that made a record journey from Switzerland to Hungary

A wolf registered as M237 was shot illegally in April 2023 in Hungary. The GPS-collared wolf was tracked for 1,900 kilometres from Switzerland to Hungary, making it the longest recorded dispersal by a wolf in Europe. After the wolf’s GPS collar sent unusual information, the Hungarian Police launched a search operation and found the collar […]

SWiPE project organized WLC detection workshops in Serbia in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia

WLC detection training organized in three cities in Serbia

At the beginning of May, WWF Adria-Serbia worked with the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia to organize three one-day workshops in Belgrade, Niš and Novi Sad in Serbia. Over 80 representatives from the Environmental Crime Unit and other police units (border police, traffic police) attended the training. The goal of this […]

Demonstrating the efficacy of sniffer dogs in poison and carcass detection

On March 20th 2023, a delegation of three police representatives from Serbia – Aida Gogalić from the Environmental Crime Unit and coordinator Tamara Jevtović and veterinary Branislav Vilimonović from the Police Training Center for Dog Handlers and Police Dogs– travelled to Hungary for a two-day training program in improving wildlife crime detection through the use […]