UK Police seize 6000 illegally collected wild bird eggs

[Catherine]

UK police staged raids in many locations to combat organized wildlife crime. The brought in 6,000 illegal wild bird eggs.
Similar raids in Australia and Norway brought the total to 50,000 eggs. It looks like this was the work of a single organized crime network.
Wild bird eggs used to be collected by single individuals who wanted to have wild bird eggs. They were destructive of many species.
This kind of organized egg gathering is destructive on a whole different level. It is destroying species for financial gain.


https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...uk-history

This kind of crime against wildlife is putting many species at risk.
No species can survive if they lose their eggs in such numbers.
The rarer the species the more it is being sought because the eggs are worth more.
Nature can't sustain this kind of attack. We need to put a lot into fighting wildlife crime if we are going to maintain biodiversity.