Leading organisations respond to Defra's new...
Three new General Licences have been issued by Defra covering the control of 13 species of bird for the purposes of...
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Three new General Licences announced
Three new General Licences announced
Three new general licences for the killing or taking of wild birds in England will be issued at 00:01 on Friday 14 June.
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Countryside Alliance welcomes Operation Owl
Countryside Alliance welcomes Operation Owl
The Countryside Alliance has welcomed Operation Owl, an initiative to reduce the number of illegal attacks on birds of...
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Hope for hen harriers
Hope for hen harriers
The success of the human species inevitably brings us into conflict with wildlife, from hunter gatherers, to the first...
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Countryside Alliance challenges Labour's land reform proposals
Countryside Alliance challenges Labour's...
A report commissioned by the Labour Party and edited by well-known environmentalist, George Monbiot, has recommended...
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Natural England shift blame for General Licence chaos
Natural England shift blame for General...
Natural England has insisted it was "left with no option" but to revoke three General Licences last month following a...
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Government looking to 'maintain access' to the European Firearms Pass
Government looking to 'maintain access' to...
The Home Secretary, Sajid Javid MP, has confirmed that the Government is looking to "maintain access" to the European...
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Michael Gove considers relaxing wood pigeon shooting legislation
Michael Gove considers relaxing wood pigeon...
Defra Secretary of State, Michael Gove, is considering making the woodpigeon a quarry species, with open and close...
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Pigeons could join the 'quarry list'
Pigeons could join the 'quarry list'
The Daily Telegraph reported this morning that Defra Secretary of State, Michael Gove, is considering adding wood...
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Action Required: Defra Call for Evidence on General Licences
Action Required: Defra Call for Evidence on...
Defra have initiated a call for evidence to seek views on the use of the General Licences for the management of certain...
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Defra take control in General Licence chaos
Defra take control in General Licence chaos
It has been announced that Defra Secretary of State, Michael Gove, has decided that the powers to make final decisions...
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Averting a General Licence crisis
Averting a General Licence crisis
One of the fundamentals skills of politics is to ensure that a cock up does not become a crisis. The row over general...
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