Posted on Dec 12, 2020
Largest ever fine for wildlife crime handed down by court after bat roost destroyed
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A house-building firm has been handed a £60,000 fine, the largest ever issued by a court for wildlife crime, after it carried out demolition work at a site known to be inhabited by protected bats.
Bellway Homes pleaded guilty to damaging or destroying a breeding site or resting place in southeast London in 2018. Soprano pipistrelle bats had been documented there the previous year, said police.
The site was located in Artillery Place, Greenwich, and demolition work took place between 17 March and 17 August 2018.
The company was fined £600,000 and ordered to pay costs of £30,000, and also agreed to make a £20,000 donation to the Bat Conservation Trust.
Bellway Homes pleaded guilty to damaging or destroying a breeding site or resting place in southeast London in 2018. Soprano pipistrelle bats had been documented there the previous year, said police.
The site was located in Artillery Place, Greenwich, and demolition work took place between 17 March and 17 August 2018.
The company was fined £600,000 and ordered to pay costs of £30,000, and also agreed to make a £20,000 donation to the Bat Conservation Trust.
Largest ever fine for wildlife crime handed down by court after bat roost destroyed
Posted from independent.co.uk
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The Brits are very strict about these things...you have to relocate the wildlife
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Lt Col Charlie Brown While the "Largest ever Fine" I'm Surprised it wasn't more because You're Right the Brits are Very Serious when it comes to Animal Protection both Domestic and Wildlife.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
They are also very strict about protecting archeological sites...we ran into that one. Found a buried skeleton on RAF Lakenheath
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Lt Col Charlie Brown - LOL! They've got some serious ancient Human History, Digging in Your own garden Lord Knows what You'll Dig Up.
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