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How to apply for a licence to capture, transport and re-release beavers or modify or remove beaver dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
If you’re responsible for a farm animal you must make sure that you care for it properly.
You must have a licence to keep a dangerous wild animal in Northern Ireland
How to manage tuberculosis (TB) in your non-bovine animals, when you can move them, and how to get compensation if you slaughter them.
This series brings together all documents relating to Animals in science statistics
Licences to release non-native species into the wild
Technical advice and guidance for licence holders.
How to apply for a licence to modify or remove dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
How the government monitors the spread and mitigates the impact of avian influenza in wild birds and wild mammals in Great Britain.
If you're a laboratory or scientific institution, use this licence to hold tissue samples from wild birds and animals during investigations into offences.
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
You may need a licence if you can’t avoid disturbing protected birds and animals to survey, film or photograph them.
It will no longer be possible to keep primates as household pets in environments that fail to provide for their needs
Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep birds safe from bird flu (avian influenza).
How to apply for a licence to import, release or keep non-native animals.
How to prevent the introduction and spread of animal and bird disease by following good hygiene and biosecurity standards.
How to manage the burial of animal remains to prevent or limit groundwater pollution.
Competent authorities must help to protect wild bird habitats on land and at sea, and avoid pollution to protect wild bird populations.
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