Grant Miller and Deborah Meaden with tiger skin seized by the UK Border Force. Products like this are just some of the many illegal items that are smuggled into this country. © WWF-UK / James Morgan
Deborah Meaden and Tyke the sniffer dog; Tyke is a crucial part of making sure that illegal wildlife products don't make it into the UK. © WWF-UK / James Morgan
Deborah Meaden with Senior Border Officers at Heathrow Airport together with illegal rhino horn © WWF-UK / James Morgan
A seized rhino horn; this was thought to be on it's way, via Heathrow, to countries that have a high demand for horn as a hangover cure. © WWF-UK / James Morgan
The UK Border Force make regular seizures of ivory and ivory products in ports, airports and postal hubs around the UK. © WWF-UK / James Morgan
One of many ivory carvings tourists bring back from their travels © WWF-UK / James Morgan
Many seizures involve ivory ‘in transit’ to the Far East, being shipped from Africa via Heathrow... © WWF-UK / James Morgan
...and these items are not always what you’d expect. © WWF-UK / James Morgan
Illegal carved ivory seized the Border Force. © WWF-UK / James Morgan
Dragon’s Den investor and WWF Ambassador Deborah Meaden is on a mission – a mission to raise awareness about the illegal trade of wildlife. She recently visited the UK Border Force to see the sheer quantity of illegal wildlife products that are being seized here in the UK.