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How to assess a planning application when there are protected plants, fungi or lichens on or near a proposed development site.
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.
Advice and guidance on protecting animal welfare.
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
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.
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
The government is setting out a series of actions in England to protect precious habitats and species on land.
How to apply for a licence, when you need a licence, fees, licence conditions and records you must keep.
What you need to do if you keep, grow, find or sell certain invasive plant species and your responsibilities to prevent their spread.
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.
Register to use a class licence for activities that need specific skill or experience to avoid risk to the conservation or welfare of a protected species.
The wildlife law project was proposed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for the Law Commission’s 11th programme of law reform, effective from July 2011.
How to apply for a licence to import, release or keep non-native animals.
Explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
Why you need a marine wildlife licence if you are going to disturb a protected species, how to apply and how to report an incident.
What you must do to avoid harming birds and when you’ll need a licence.
Thousands of products containing endangered plant and animal species have been seized by Border Force.
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