November 2013: Getting the public to help report wildlife crime in Scotland has just been made easier with the launch of a new app. The app will enable people to record and report suspected cases of wildlife crime directly to Police Scotland via their iphone and is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
The app is the brainchild of former Wildlife Crime Education Officer, Andy Turner who was looking for a way to improve awareness, detection and reporting of wildlife crime throughout Scotland. Wildlife crime threatens a far greater range of creatures and plants than you might imagine, even damaging the environment on which they depend. In short, it's the illegal destruction and theft of animals, plants and habitats, both in the countryside and urban areas. It can involve anything from poisoning a golden eagle to cracking open freshwater pearl mussels.
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