A Police Officer for almost 19 years, Constable Craig Borthwick is a Wildlife Crime Officer with Strathclyde Police and is based in the East End of Glasgow. His regular beat extends to well over 100 square miles and with a population of more than 330,000 people he is sadly dealing with crimes against wildlife on a regular basis ranging from badger baiting and deer coursing to offences against SSSI’s and building development crimes.
“I can easily go from a morning spent tracking local urban deer or visiting badger setts to spending an afternoon on a building site with developers looking at bat roosts or nesting sites”
A huge part of Craig’s role is the education of others, particularly the young, with regards to the offences carried out against wildlife. He achieves this through his work as a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award leader, leading field trips and expeditions throughout the wildlife hotspots of Scotland. In August 2009 Craig was awarded the joint DEFRA and Partnership for Action against Wildlife crime (PAW) certificate of merit in recognition of his “ outstanding contributions to wildlife law enforcement“
As well as his normal day to day role being a Campus Officer for Glasgow’s Bannerman High School he takes part in numerous wildlife operations in many varied terrains from the urban beat of Glasgow to the Islands of Scotland and from the majestic Scottish mountains as a qualified mountain leader to the dramatic coastlines as a Marine Mammal Medic.
“I require equipment and clothing that is built to last, can handle a wide variety of testing terrains and protects me from the elements to allow me to concentrate on the demands of my job. I’ve used Stealth Gear hides for some time now in operational and protracted situations so am aware of the build quality involved. That makes me very excited about this new range of outdoor wear”
  
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Thursday, 24 December 2009 09:38 |
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 Now I know for a fact that when the makers of Stealth Gear sat down to design and produce their Extreme clothing range they would have debated for ages making lists of every way they could envisage there excellent clothing being used in the field. Bet you I just found a use for my Stealth Gear Extreme Fleece that they hadn’t thought of!
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Friday, 25 September 2009 08:49 |
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 Now granted it’s hardly the type of headline you would be expecting to see however for the 72 hours from Monday the 21st September that’s exactly what we had. It’s actually not that uncommon to find cetaceans in the Clyde. In June 2008 we were visited by a Pelagic species of Dolphin known as a Rissos Dolphin which spent a few days swimming around before making its way back out to sea.
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Tuesday, 22 September 2009 07:54 |
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 First impressions are important and I wasn’t disappointed when I opened up my Stealth Gear Extreme Photographers Suit yesterday. Lets be honest, clothing like this for most of us is about a lot more than just “looking the part” (although I’ll come back to that later). It’s primary role is functionality and this set up seems to give you that in spades.
I’m not going to go into all the technical details as they are well documented on the site and make for interesting reading. Instead I’ll take you through some of my first thoughts of the suit.
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Tuesday, 15 September 2009 12:27 |
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If you have seen or suspect anyone of wildlife crime please contact the relevant authorities. Putting the tag of wildlife onto it does in no way lessen the offences being committed. Crime is crime, committed by criminals and therefore it's the duty first and foremost of the Police to investigate and bring the offenders to the courts. Please see below for more infromation and useful contacts.
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Tuesday, 15 September 2009 15:29 |
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 Stealth Gear sponsors Wildlife Crime Officer Pc Craig Borthwick. A Police Officer for almost 19 years, Constable Craig Borthwick is a Wildlife Crime Officer with Strathclyde Police and is based in the East End of Glasgow. His regular beat extends to well over 100 square miles and with a population of more than 330,000 people he is sadly dealing with crimes against wildlife on a regular basis ranging from badger baiting and deer coursing to offences against SSSI’s and building development crimes.
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