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Check if a CITES item that you want to import is listed as having an import suspension due to its trade being considered unsustainable.
Get a licence to carry out investigations of wildlife and other crime that could affect protected species and their habitats in England.
Get conservation advice on the impact of activity on a marine site and find out the status of advice using the interactive map.
Use this form to report any action taken under a volunteer bat roost visitor licence.
Get a general licence to sell dead wild red squirrels and pine martens.
Draft fishing gear impacts evidence documents for stage 4 marine protected areas (MPAs). Stage 4 covers impacts of fishing on MPAs with highly mobile species features, including harbour porpoises and marine bird species.
Apply for a licence to take and mark badgers to enable vaccination to prevent the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) in cattle.
Find out when and how to appeal if Natural England refuses you consent to carry out an activity on a site of special scientific interest.
Products and chemicals you can use in or near a bat roost if bats are not present.
Use this general licence to capture and temporarily possess live bats to test for European bat lyssavirus and kill those with the virus.
How to identify if Eurasian beavers are on your land.
Register for a licence to set up feeding stations for hen harriers in northern England and report your actions.
Register to use a licence to maintain drainage ditches inhabited by little whirlpool ramshorn snails and find out how to report your actions.
How to monitor beaver populations and share data.
Use Natural England’s advice packages to find out if your activity, proposal or area has a potential impact on MPAs and the species and habitats within them.
Licence to train volunteer bat roost visitors and survey bats for conservation.
Get a general licence to sell black-headed gull eggs for human consumption if you're a retailer or restaurateur.
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