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How to manage game birds during a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak.
How to deal with wild birds causing a health or safety issue, or a problem on your farm or fishery and when you need a licence.
Open and closed season for hunting, what you can use and the wildlife you can hunt
You must follow the rules for hunting and shooting wildlife including:…
You can shoot certain species of game birds, quarry birds and waterfowl…
There are different rules for foxes, deer and other mammals. Foxes It’s…
What you must do to avoid harming birds and when you’ll need a licence.
How to apply for an individual licence to release common pheasants and red-legged partridges on special protection areas, special areas of conservation, or within 500 metres of their boundaries.
Manage your birds’ housing and welfare when they must be kept inside because of disease outbreaks.
Find out how to use nets or traps to catch birds in food premises and safely release them within the terms of your licence.
How to dispose of dead wild birds or ask for them to be removed.
Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep birds safe from bird flu (avian influenza).
Find out how to control wild geese populations using egg oiling or by round-up and culling, if you’re permitted to do so under the terms of your licence.
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