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Get a licence to possess and transport dead specimens of certain animals for scientific or educational purposes.
MMO is proposing management measures for offshore marine protected areas (MPAs) in the North Sea region.
Register for a licence to set up feeding stations for hen harriers in northern England and report your actions.
Find an approved control post to rest livestock being imported to, exported from, or transiting through Great Britain.
Recognised breed societies for bovine, ovine, porcine and caprine species, and recognised breed operations for hybrid breeding pigs.
Guidance for fish passes where existing obstructions prevent the safe passage of eel and elver travelling up stream.
How to spot equine viral encephalomyelitis, what to do if you suspect it and how to prevent it spreading.
How to apply for a commercial domestic fishing licence for vessels over 10 metres.
How to assess a planning application when there are natterjack toads on or near a proposed development site.
Information for farmers about inspections the Animal and Plant Health Agency carries out on crops and seeds for signs of disease.
All references to Area VII are to Area VII within British Fishery Limits only. Details of the approach to managing the over 15 metre Area VII crab and scallop fishing sector to keep the fishery within UK effort limits.
The systematic survey of the UK’s coastal waters
Details of certificates issued under the Special Import System for the top ten veterinary medicines imported 1 October to 31 December 2025.
This guide gives an overview of plant health legislation for forestry in England for Forestry Commission staff and contract inspectors working in the sector.
Guide to the rules and regulations to know before performing sea-fishing activities to supply aquariums and zoos.
APHA guidance on trichinella testing procedures for hunters of feral wild boar.
Explains how the Animal Welfare Act 2006 applies to wildlife.
Owners or occupiers of land, or people authorised by them, can use this general licence to release common pheasants or red-legged partridges on special areas of conservation and within their 500m buffer zones.
Standards for the quality of science and research processes that contractors who carry out research on behalf of Defra must follow.
Posters for land managers and local authorities to warn the public there's a risk of bird flu in the area.
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