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What conservation translocations are, and how and why they might take place in England.
Forms to apply for permits to move and use non-native animals and plants.
What you need to do if you find, own or look after a listed invasive non-native (alien) animal in England and Wales.
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.
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.
How to deal with threats - like grey squirrels and rhododendron - to protect native species and habitats in woodlands.
Apply for a licence to move and keep certain non-native (alien) species for animal welfare purposes.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
You may need a licence if you can’t avoid disturbing protected birds and animals to survey, film or photograph them.
Apply for a licence to carry out work that may affect species protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, find out if you need to pay and how to report your actions.
Find out the measures the UK and EC are taking to reduce fishing industry threats to marine life, such as overfishing, finning, and bycatch
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.
Apply for a licence to manage and control certain non-native (alien) species.
Apply for a certificate to use a CITES-listed specimen for commercial purposes.
Record accommodation and care arrangements for CITES species for import and if they're about to move to new premises.
Form to declare a gift or loan of an annex A CITES-listed specimen that did not involve a commercial transaction.
A list of species or subspecies from the EC Habitats Directive.
UK Standards for Microbiology Investigations ID 4: identification of Streptococcus species, Enterococcus species and morphologically similar organisms.
Providing a framework on how to minimise the risks posed by invasive non-native species.
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