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Conference Details
- Date of Event: 17th October 2024
- Location: Johnstown House, Enfield, Co. Meath
- Hosts: Jointly hosted by PAW Ireland and WRI
The Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime Ireland and Wildlife Rehabilitation Ireland are delighted to launch 2024 Wildlife Crime Conference.
It will be an immersive day for anyone with an interest in the inner workings of a wildlife crime investigation.
Aims of the Wildlife Crime Conference
This conference aims to enhance cross-sectoral collaboration for wildlife and environmental protection. It hopes to bridge the gaps between government bodies, conservation groups, legal experts, and community stakeholders. It focuses on unravelling the complexities of existing legislation protecting wildlife and the environment, and highlighting the necessity of cohesive efforts to tackle wildlife crimes and conserve biodiversity.
Mock Wildlife Crime Scenes
Through a series of engaging talks, interactive workshops; mock crime scenes and court cases, and networking sessions, participants will explore innovative strategies for policy integration, share best practices for enforcement and compliance, and foster partnerships that leverage the strengths of diverse sectors.
Inspire Change
This conference represents a unique opportunity to catalyse action, inspire change, and advance collective efforts towards sustainable environmental stewardship and wildlife conservation.
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Speakers
Fiona Conlon
Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals – ISPCA Senior Inspector
Kevin Kelly
Head of UK National Wildlife Crime Unit
Alice Lacey
Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals – ISPCA Senior Inspector
Judy Peters
David Smith
Legal Department in the Office of Environmental Enforcement at the Irish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Enquiries
Please contact Enquiries@wri.ie with any queries.
Conference Programme
Thursday 17th October
- 09.00 Registration & Coffee
- 09.30 Welcome & Introduction to PAW Ireland
- 10.00 Netting Nature: enforcing wildlife legislation for sustainable fisheries management(Inland Fisheries Ireland)
- 10.30 Unmasking the Culprit: safeguarding wildlife and animal welfare(Dept of Agriculture, Food & the Marine)
- 11.00 Legal Labyrinth: navigating the overlap of legislation in animal welfare casesFiona Conlon & Alice Lacey (Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals – ISPCA Senior Inspectors)
- 11.30 Unveiling the Underworld: intercepting wildlife trafficking to safeguard biodiversity
- 12.00 EPA’s role of inspection surveillance in environmental protection actsDavid Smith (Legal Department in the Office of Environmental Enforcement at the Irish Environmental Protection Agency)
- 12.30 Lunch
- 1.30 Guardians of Nature: An Garda Síochána’s and NPWS’ Role in Preventing Wildlife Crime(AGS) & (NPWS)
- 2.10 – 2.25 Crime Scene Investigation (CSI)
- Case 1 with Table 1CSI: Crime scene 1 – [Raptor Poisoning]
- Table 1 – Authorised Officers from NPWS, AGS, IFI, ISPCA, DAFM
- 2.10 – 2.25 Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) – Case 2 with Table 2
- CSI: Crime scene 2 – [Badger Baiting]
- Table 2 – Authorised Officers from NPWS, AGS, IFI, ISPCA, DAFM
- 2.25 Prosecution – Case 1
- Table 1 Authorised Officers from NPWS, AGS, IFI, ISPCA, DAFM – Counsel for the prosecution vs Kevin Kelly (UK NWCU) & NPWS – Defendants, & Judy Peters (La Touche Training) – Counsel for the Defence
- Table 2 – Jury / Panel
- 3.25 Coffee
- 3.45 Prosecution – Case 2
- Table 2 Authorised Officers from NPWS, AGS, IFI, ISPCA, DAFM – Counsel for the prosecution s. Kevin Kelly (UK NWCU) & NPWS – Defendants, & Judy Peters (La Touche Training) – Counsel for the Defence
- Table 1 – Jury / Panel
- 4.45 Interagency Collaboration in Detecting and Prosecuting Wildlife Crimes Discussion & Summary (Panel : All Conference Speakers.
Chair: Judy Peters) - 5.30 Close
