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Competent authorities must help to protect wild bird habitats on land and at sea, and avoid pollution to protect wild bird populations.
Manage your birds’ housing and welfare when they must be kept inside because of disease outbreaks.
How to manage racing pigeons, birds of prey and other captive birds during a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak.
Find out what you need to do to keep wild birds or animals legally and safely, including when you need a licence and how to get one.
Advice for local planning authorities, developers and ecologists for assessing the impacts of onshore wind farms on wild birds.
Find out how to use nets or traps to catch birds in food premises and safely release them within the terms of your licence.
Licences for activities affecting birds.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed in captive birds on 7 October 2022.
As an owner or manager of land in the coastal margin, find out about your responsibilities and how to manage public access.
How to register to keep captive schedule 4 birds, when to ring them and when to microchip them.
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