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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.
Find out how to sell wild birds and animals legally and safely, and what licences you need to get.
If you keep poultry or other captive birds in an AIPZ, use this checklist to make sure you’re meeting the minimum standards to protect them against bird flu.
Licences for activities affecting birds.
Get a general licence to keep birds in show cages that don't meet size requirements.
Find out about the latest bird flu situation in England and guidance for bird keepers and the public.
Competent authorities must help to protect wild bird habitats on land and at sea, and avoid pollution to protect wild bird populations.
As an authorised person, use this general licence to keep disabled schedule 4 wild birds for up to 15 days to rehabilitate them.
How to dispose of dead wild birds or ask for them to be removed.
What counts as a bird gathering, and how to notify the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
Find bird flu disease control zones and the rules you must follow in each zone.
Information for clinicians on the characteristics, diagnosis and epidemiology of infections caused by Chlamydia psittaci.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the management of rough grazing for birds option.
Trends of population indices for birds in the countries of the UK, containing results from the Breeding Bird Survey (reduced set of species and England-only this year, due to Covid impacts on data collection in 2020)
You need a wildlife licence if you want to keep, breed or exhibit birds of prey in Northern Ireland
Standing advice for local planning authorities, developers and ecologists for assessing the impacts of wind farms on wild birds.
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