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You need a licence to keep certain kinds of wild or dangerous animals: contact your council for more information
Find out what you need to do to keep wild birds or animals legally and safely, including when you need a licence and how to get one.
Apply for a licence to sell captive birds without the correct close ring (excluding diurnal birds of prey) and find out how to report your actions.
Apply to control wild birds for air safety, conservation, public health and safety or to prevent disease or agricultural damage.
Wild animals cannot be exhibited or used in a performance as part of a travelling circus in England.
Find out how to sell wild birds and animals legally and safely, and what licences you need to get.
Competent authorities must help to protect wild bird habitats on land and at sea, and avoid pollution to protect wild bird populations.
What you must do to avoid harming birds and when you’ll need a licence.
Apply to control wild birds, including the lesser black-backed gull and herring gull, to conserve plants and animals or protect public health and safety.
How to assess a planning application when there are wild birds on or near a proposed development site.
Find out which plants are banned from sale, which need a licence and how to get a licence.
Report and renewal form for the licence to disturb wild birds for science or photography.
Product Safety Report for Rocky & Chao Wild Animal Hand Puppets presenting a serious risk of choking due to easy access to small parts and fibrous filling.
How to deal with wild birds causing a health or safety issue, or a problem on your farm or fishery and when you need a licence.
Product Recall for Wild Planet Mood Boost Tea Lights presenting a risk of fire.
Apply for a licence to disturb protected species of wild birds for science, education and conservation work and find out how to report your actions.
How to report dead wild birds.
The Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund (IWTCF) is a UK government competitive grants scheme aimed at eradicating the illegal trade in wildlife.
Form for a bird keeper to apply for a licence to keep a wild disabled bird without a ring.
How your personal information is used when you report dead wild birds.
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