Wildlife and the Law A Field Guide to Recognising, Reporting and Investigating Wildlife Crime in Scotland

Wildllife & the Law is designed to help prevent wildlife offences being committed but where prevention has failed, and infringements of wildlife law are encountered, this guide will help the reader recognise the offence and respond appropriately. The book should be an asset to a range of people including: * Police officers, and the staff of other organisations who have some responsibility in the investigation of wildlife crime; * Countryside rangers, foresters, badger groups, bat groups and others with a professional interest in wildlife issues; * Gamekeepers, farmers and pest controllers, who might use traps and snares or control 'pest' species in the course of their work; * Hill walkers, and others who take advantage of the countryside for recreation; * Property owners, developers or even householders who might have concerns with nesting birds or bat roosts.