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Get a general licence to keep birds in show cages that don't meet size requirements.
Get a general licence to kill or take ruddy ducks, or damage or destroy their nests and eggs.
Get a general licence to sell black-headed gull eggs for human consumption if you're a retailer or restaurateur.
How to monitor beaver populations and share data.
Find out what you can do to stop deer causing damage to your property.
Get a general licence to temporarily possess and transport dead bats for testing as part of the passive surveillance for bat rabies project.
How Defra will use your personal information when you submit a nomination for a Bees' Needs champion award.
Only farmed salmon and sea trout, and wild fish caught in legal net and trap fisheries, can be legally bought and sold in England.
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.
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.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in March 1994.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in February 2002.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in December 2003.
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 engage with your stakeholders when planning to release Eurasian beavers into the wild.
Get a licence to release non-native bumblebee species in commercial glasshouses or polytunnels for crop pollination when native species are not available.
Environment Agency regulatory position on disposing of trees or plants affected by disease or pests by burning: RPS 71.
How your personal information is used when you submit a gamebird licence application.
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.
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