Nottinghamshire Police have been sharing ways in which they help to protect against wildlife crime as part of the national policing initiative Operation Owl, which focuses on birds of prey. Birds face a host of challenges caused by people, from habitat loss to the use of pesticides in the environment, but they are also the target of illegal killings, egg collectors and nest disturbances. All wild birds are protected under section 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 which makes the killing or injuring of birds an offence and prohibits the damage or destruction of their nests. There are s…
