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Get permission or a licence to trap crayfish, eels, elvers, salmon, sea trout, lamprey and smelt in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
How to apply to import, export or re-export endangered animal and plant species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.
What you need to do if you find, own or look after a listed invasive non-native (alien) animal in England and Wales.
How to spot and report bee pests and diseases.
How to assess a planning application when there are white-clawed crayfish on or near a proposed development site.
Register for a licence to survey white-clawed crayfish for research, conservation or development projects.
How to assess a planning application when there are invertebrates on or near a proposed development site.
Register for a licence to catch and relocate white-clawed crayfish for maintenance work on water bodies and find out how to report your actions.
Register to use a licence to maintain drainage ditches inhabited by little whirlpool ramshorn snails and find out how to report your actions.
Get a licence to release non-native bumblebee species in commercial glasshouses or polytunnels for crop pollination and research when native species are not available.
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