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Wildlife crime can involve anything from poisoning a golden
eagle to cracking open freshwater pearl mussels. Rare species
are put at risk, more familiar ones, like the badger or deer,
suffer cruel torture and death. In fact, wildlife crime
threatens a far greater range of creatures and plants than you
might imagine, even damaging the environment on which they
depend. In short, it's the illegal destruction and theft of
animals, plants and habitats, both in the countryside and urban
areas. It damages Scotland's environment and its reputation and
we have a duty to the rest of the world to look after our
internationally important species and habitats. The Partnership
for Action Against Wildlife Crime in Scotland - PAW Scotland -
includes the police, land managers, conservationists and the
Scottish Government. We have come together to fight this crime
against Scotland. You can help We want to gi