Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON From Wildlife Crime in Scotland 2024, published yesterday: Recorded wildlife crime offences fell for fourth year in a row to just over half the level from the peak in 2020/2021. Source: https://www.gov.scot/publications/wildlife-crime-in-scotland-2024/ All things being equal, the rate last year might have been expected to be around 1 860 in England & Wales but was, in fact 4 819, pushing 3 times higher. Source: https://www.wcl.org.uk/docs/2025/WCL_Wildlife_Crime_2025_Executive_summary.pdf This is remarkable given Scotland’s large wild areas, rivers and coastal waters, popular with … Continue reading Wildlife crime plummets to half the level only four years ago in Scotland and to just over one third of that in England & Wales, per head, with 25% more police officers