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Wildlife protection - find out if you need a licence to kill, disturb or move animals, birds or fish
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
PAW is a collaboration of organisations who work together to reduce wildlife crime. They do this through prevention and awareness-raising, better regulation, and effective and targeted enforcement.
Summary The Law Commission announced its 11th Programme of work on 19 July 2011. This includes a project to look at how wildlife management…
Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey discusses UK ambition to tackle the illegal wildlife trade in Singapore.
Competent authorities must help to protect wild bird habitats on land and at sea, and avoid pollution to protect wild bird populations.
Legislation ending exports of livestock for slaughter and fattening receives Royal Assent
Curlews, short-snouted seahorses and natterjack toads set to be benefit as six nature recovery projects are launched.
Use a general licence for activities that carry a low risk to the conservation or welfare of a protected species.
Find out how to protect wildlife and habitats and apply for wildlife licences so you can legally operate in woodlands and forests.
How to deal with threats - like grey squirrels and rhododendron - to protect native species and habitats in woodlands.
Government partners with conservation charity ZSL to launch app update allowing tracking and logging of creatures in waters around British Overseas Territories.
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