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How to do a responsible species reintroduction or other conservation translocation that involves moving plants, animals or fungi to another location in the wild.
An overview of beaver activities and the 5-step management approach.
How to apply for a licence to release Eurasian beavers into secure enclosures in England.
Competent authorities must take action to help protect, conserve and restore the protected habitats and species of European sites.
How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater or migratory fish on or near a proposed development site.
Register for a licence to survey bats using harp traps for scientific, research, or educational purposes including informing development projects - and report actions taken under the licence.
Check if a CITES item that you want to import is listed as having an import suspension due to its trade being considered unsustainable.
Use this form to report any action taken under a volunteer bat roost visitor licence.
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of conducting forestry operations.
Get a general licence to take mallard duck eggs for incubation and rearing in captivity as long as you release them later in the year.
Get a licence to capture and transport live Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) that are trapped in fisheries to prevent damage.
You may need to complete a wildfire management plan if you're applying for a licence to burn heather or grass on peat deeper than 30cm in a less favoured area.
How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater pearl mussels on or near a proposed development site.
How to assess a planning application when there are natterjack toads on or near a proposed development site.
Find out what a volunteer bat roost visitor (VBRV) does and how to get trained and licenced to carry out bat roost visits.
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of undertaking watercourse or drainage maintenance operations.
How to apply for a licence from Natural England to release beavers into the wild in England.
How to monitor beaver populations and share data.
When you get a Special Nature Conservation Order (SNCO) and how to challenge it, what a stop notice means, and get consent for restricted activities that affect European sites.
Licence to survey bats for conservation purposes.
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