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Get a general licence to kill or take ruddy ducks, or damage or destroy their nests and eggs.
How Defra and Natural England license the control of certain wild bird species.
Get a general licence to remove abandoned or unsuccessful eggs from wild birds' nests between 1 September and 31 January.
How to identify if Eurasian beavers are on your land.
Get a general licence to keep birds in show cages that don't meet size requirements.
Only farmed salmon and sea trout, and wild fish caught in legal net and trap fisheries, can be legally bought and sold in England.
Advice for licensed operators on how to cage-trap, vaccinate and mark badgers to control bovine tuberculosis (TB) in England.
Register for a licence to set up feeding stations for hen harriers in northern England and report your actions.
How the Animal and Plant Health Agency and other enforcement bodies can use enforcement and sanctioning powers to secure compliance with illegal ivory dealing.
Get a general licence to sell and exhibit mealy redpoll that have been bred in captivity. The bird must be ringed with a size C ring.
Use this licence to take shrews to ring or mark them, or for scientific or educational purposes.
Interactive WebApps to support MMO’s assessment and potential management of Stage 4 marine protected areas (MPAs) and guidance to help users make the most of this platform.
Use this general licence to rear chicks from the incubated eggs of captive-bred schedule 4 birds for a limited period.
Get a general licence to show certain species of captive bred birds in competition.
Infographic illustrating the top GB ports and associated top international trading supply regions, where non-compliant wood-based material has been intercepted.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in February 2019.
How your personal information is used when you submit a gamebird licence application.
How Defra will use your personal information when you submit a nomination for a Bees' Needs champion award.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in March 1994.
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