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Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep birds safe from bird flu (avian influenza).
Standing advice for local planning authorities, developers and ecologists for assessing the impacts of wind farms on wild birds.
Form for a bird keeper to register an imported wild bird from an unknown origin, or a bird which does not have a registration document.
Find out how to sell wild birds and animals legally and safely, and what licences you need to get.
Manage your birds’ housing and welfare when they must be kept inside because of disease outbreaks.
How the government monitors the spread and mitigates the impact of avian influenza in wild birds and wild mammals in Great Britain.
How to report dead wild birds.
Guidance on the methods that can be used to help manage wild birds like geese, gulls and pigeons without a licence.
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 manage game birds during a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak.
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.
Report and renewal form for the licence to disturb wild birds for science or photography.
The signs of bird flu and how to report it in poultry and other captive birds.
Results confirm High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been found in elephant and fur seals on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia.
Find out the measures the UK and EC are taking to reduce fishing industry threats to marine life, such as overfishing, finning, and bycatch
Apply for a licence to disturb protected species of wild birds for photography and find out how to report your actions.
Form for a bird keeper to register the commercial use of a Schedule 4 listed bird with an Article 10 certificate application.
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