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Absence of wildlife officers could let rural animal crime go unpunished

Animal killers could be getting away with their actions across large parts of Scotland because two of the country’s major police forces have no officers dedicated to fighting wildlife crime.

Neither Northern Constabulary, which covers the Highlands and Islands, nor Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary have any full-time wildlife crime officers.