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Police and local authorities to be given new legal powers to tackle irresponsible dog ownership
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
George Eustice visited RSPB-owned Hope Farm to see work taking place to better protect our farmland birds.
A fishing vessel owner and master have been found guilty of illegally fishing for scallops in a protected area of Lyme Bay.
The MMO has clarified the recent closure of the skates and rays fishery in the Eastern English Channel (ICES area VIId).
Koi herpesvirus (KHV) disease has been confirmed in carp (Cyprinus carpio) at Tockenham Reservoir, Wiltshire.
Natural England welcomes the conviction of a Norfolk gamekeeper for illegally poisoning 11 birds of prey on an estate in 2013.
Lunchtime intervention at the UN General Assembly by Andrew Mitchell, Foreign Office Prosperity Director, on the illegal wildlife trade
The new agency responsible for safeguarding animal and plant health has started work.
Better partnerships and evidence are the key to deriving greater benefits from green places, Natural England will say today (25 September).
An endangered population of white-clawed crayfish have been released into the headwaters of a river in north Norfolk.
Speech by Andrew Sells, Chairman of Natural England, to the Nature Improvement Areas Annual Forum.
Koi herpesvirus (KHV) disease has been confirmed in carp (Cyprinus carpio) at Wellow Dam, Nottinghamshire.
'A Vascular Plant Red List for England' was launched at Kew Gardens today, presenting a comprehensive and objective analysis of changes in the distribution of our native flora to identify our most threatened species.
Police and Environment Agency Fisheries Enforcement carried out a joint raid on one of Cambridgeshire’s coarse fisheries yesterday.
Over recent months Natural England has held a wide-ranging consultation to seek views on potential adjustments to General Licences for protected species.
The western edge of Curry and Hay Moor Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) on the Somerset Levels has reopened for farming with the support of a grant from Defra’s Farming Recovery Fund to local farmers.
Two of London’s much-loved parks have been officially recognised as being among the most important places for wildlife in England.
Nick Clegg gave the keynote speech at the RSPB's State of Nature conference.
Survey results show that the British public accept the use of animals in scientific (medical) research ‘where there is no alternative’.
The restoration of North Shields fish quay, supported by the EFF, has been named one of the North East's best restoration sites.
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