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Check if there are restrictions on importing a CITES specimen into Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater or migratory fish on or near a proposed development site.
The Species Recovery Programme has launched a new opportunity calling for ideas to support threatened species.
When you can get permission to catch eel or elver by trap or net in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
How to apply for a licence to modify or remove dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
Get a licence to capture and transport live Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) that are trapped in fisheries to prevent damage.
Which chemicals you can use in or near a bat roost and what you need to know before you use them.
As an authorised person, use this general licence to keep disabled schedule 4 wild birds for up to 15 days to rehabilitate them.
Find out how to sell wild birds and animals legally and safely, and what licences you need to get.
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.
Apply for your organisation to become a responsible body for conservation covenants.
How to spot and report bee pests and diseases.
Get a licence to catch alive or kill wild birds on or around your aerodrome for air safety purposes.
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.
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.
What you must do to avoid harming hazel dormice and when you’ll need a licence.
How to apply for a licence to capture, transport and re-release beavers or modify or remove beaver dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
Get a general licence to sell dead wild birds and their parts.
When you can bring seal, walrus and sea lion products into Great Britain. How recognised authorities can get approval to export seal products to Great Britain for trade.
Register for a licence to survey great crested newts for scientific, research or educational purposes, including informing development projects - and report actions taken under a licence.
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