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Trappers of certain species of mammal must use traps that meet international humaneness standards.
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.
Find out how to use nets or traps to catch birds in food premises and safely release them within the terms of your licence.
Field experiments over 2 planting seasons to evaluate the use of sticky traps for monitoring thrips infesting tomato
Find out about the aim and requirements for squirrel traps and maintenance.
Guidance for licensed operators to carry out cage-trapping and dispatch of badgers.
Advice for licensed operators on how to cage-trap, vaccinate and mark badgers to control bovine tuberculosis (TB) in England.
The conditions you must follow if you carry out cage trapping and dispatch of wild birds under Defra and Natural England licences.
Statutory Instrument published to remove ferrets as permitted target species for the DOC 250 spring trap following concerns.
Government backs Glue Traps (Offences) Bill to crack down on inhumane traps
Officers from the Environment Agency and Darlington Borough Council are targeting illegal fishing activity on the River Skerne.
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