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As an authorised person, use this general licence to keep disabled schedule 4 wild birds for up to 15 days to rehabilitate them.
Explains how the Animal Welfare Act 2006 applies to wildlife.
How to amend or remove a registration on the biodiversity gain sites register, or amend an allocation of off-site biodiversity gains to a development.
How to apply for a licence to release Eurasian beavers into secure enclosures in England.
Find out about the licences you need and rules you must follow to import Specified Animal Pathogens into England, Scotland and Wales.
Use Natural England's advice to protect European sites and find out if your activity or proposal may potentially impact the species and habitats within them.
How to get a licence to breed dogs in Wales, and the conditions you must meet.
How to export or move ungulates (hooved animals) and captive-bred birds to the EU and Northern Ireland for conservation, display, education or research.
Find out how to control wild geese populations using egg oiling or by round-up and culling, if you’re permitted to do so under the terms of your licence.
How to care for animals on farms and in transport in severe hot or cold weather, floods or drought.
How to notify the Marine Management Organisation that you are carrying out a seismic or geophysical survey.
Certain vessels must use an acoustic deterrent device, known as a 'pinger', to reduce the level of dolphin and porpoise (cetacean) by-catch.
A summary of the river basin planning process the Environment Agency and others have followed in reviewing and updating the river basin management plans.
Webinars about what you can do to protect the health and welfare of animals you keep or work with from notifiable and reportable animal diseases.
An overview of beaver activities and the 5-step management approach.
Get a licence to release non-native bumblebee species in commercial glasshouses or polytunnels for crop pollination when native species are not available.
Effective from 17 May 2024 Definitive fees charged for applications under Schedule 7 of Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 (as amended) as they apply to GB.
Based on the best available evidence MMO have identified bycatch of harbour porpoise in gillnets as a concern that may need to be managed. As such MMO is considering potential management options. It has set out the evidence …
Register for licences to cage-trap and mark badgers (Meles meles) for vaccinating them against bovine tuberculosis (TB) to help prevent the spread of disease.
A best practice guide to assist with the design and implementation of Payments for Ecosystem Services schemes.
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