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Get a general licence to show certain species of captive bred birds in competition.
How to return tagged fish and shellfish, how much you get paid and what information to include.
When you can get a licence to catch salmon or sea trout by net in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
Based on the best available evidence MMO have identified bycatch of harbour porpoise in gillnets as a concern that may need to be managed. As such MMO is considering potential management options. It has set out the evidence …
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.
Get a general licence to remove abandoned or unsuccessful eggs from wild birds' nests between 1 September and 31 January.
Get a general licence to sell dead wild birds and their parts.
When you can get permission to catch lamprey or smelt by trap or net in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
Use this general licence to capture and temporarily possess live bats to test for European bat lyssavirus and kill those with the virus.
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.
Infographic illustrating the top GB ports and associated top international trading supply regions, where non-compliant wood-based material has been intercepted.
Register to use a licence to maintain drainage ditches inhabited by little whirlpool ramshorn snails and find out how to report your actions.
Get a general licence to kill or take ruddy ducks, or damage or destroy their nests and eggs.
Use this general licence to rear chicks from the incubated eggs of captive-bred schedule 4 birds for a limited period.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in March 1994.
Get a general licence to temporarily possess and transport dead bats for testing as part of the passive surveillance for bat rabies project.
How to engage with your stakeholders when planning to release Eurasian beavers into the wild.
How to identify if Eurasian beavers are on your land.
Get a licence to release non-native bumblebee species in commercial glasshouses or polytunnels for crop pollination when native species are not available.
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