Wildlife Crime Officers
Tayside Police's Wildlife and Environmental Crime Officer is PC Blair Wilkie.
She is supported by a number of police officers with specialist training who carry out the role of Wildlife Crime Officer in addition to their other duties.
This varied role incorporates
- preventing or reducing wildlife crime by means of education
- working in partnership with other organisations
- the investigation of crimes against wildlife or the environment
Wildlife Crime Officers give talks on different aspects of wildlife crime and assist in the training of different groups and organisations where the employees may encounter crimes against wildlife.
They regularly carry out joint enquiries with other government agencies such as Scottish Government Rural Payments Inspections Directorate, Scottish Natural Heritage and Scottish Environment Protection Agency, or with charitable organisations such as the SSPCA and the RSPB.
They also work closely with farming, landowning and gamekeeping organisations and with organisations which have a working or leisure involvement with wildlife or the environment.
