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What conservation translocations are, and how and why they might take place in England.
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
What you need to do if you keep, grow, find or sell certain invasive plant species and your responsibilities to prevent their spread.
Licences for activities affecting non-native (alien) species.
What you need to do if you find, own or look after a listed invasive non-native (alien) animal in England and Wales.
You may need a licence if you can’t avoid disturbing protected birds and animals to survey, film or photograph them.
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.
Find out about priority habitats and species, the value of ancient and native woodland and when it's appropriate to remove trees to restore open habitats.
Apply for a licence to move and keep certain non-native (alien) species for animal welfare purposes.
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.
The characteristics, diagnosis, management, surveillance and epidemiology of Klebsiella species.
The diagnosis, management and epidemiology of Bacillus spp.
A list of species or subspecies from the EC Habitats Directive.
Check if you need an Article 10 certificate for commercial use of endangered species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
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