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Apply online to export small mammals like hamsters, guinea pigs, rats, mice, chinchillas and squirrels as domestic pets to Cyprus.
Apply online to export small domestic pet mammals including hamsters, chinchillas, guinea pigs, rats, mice, rabbits and squirrels to Hong Kong.
…Also, read about the Red Squirrel Action Plan and check the recent webinar recordings.
Find out how to protect wildlife and habitats and apply for wildlife licences so you can legally operate in woodlands and forests.
Find out about the new wild venison scheme, Farming Equipment and Technology Fund, Squirrel Impact Assessment Training and our upcoming Twitter takeover.
Sign up to our new mailing list, find out about the tree supply report and a guidance note on red squirrels. Read about the increased government funding to boost farming productivity and how our historic environment support has been extended.
Join our Woodland Carbon Guarantee pre-auction webinar, learn about changes to Oak Processionary Moth operational boundaries, watch our International Women's Day video, see the latest Woods Mean Business resources and sign-up for deer and squirrel training days.
Apply for a licence to keep certain non-native species for exhibition or for science and education purposes and find out how to report your actions.
Volume 13 of the non-technical summaries granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 during 2013.
Find out how to sell wild birds and animals legally and safely, and what licences you need to get.
Forms to apply for permits to move and use non-native animals and plants.
A calendar of online and face-to-face events, and details of shows and exhibitions we will be attending.
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is excited to reveal an increase in red squirrel sightings on Kirkcudbright Training Area in Dumfries and Galloway.…
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 control rabbits on your property or business using traps, snares and other methods.
Apply for a licence to release non-native (alien) and schedule 9 species, or release native Eurasian beavers into secure enclosures, and how to report your actions.
Find out about the Woods into Management Forestry Innovation Fund - Regional woodland restoration. There will be a number of funds based in regions around the country.
How to solve a pest problem with foxes, moles and mink using traps, snares and other methods.
Find out about funding to improve our woodland habitat and increase their resilience to pests, diseases and climate change.
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.
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