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UK government awards nearly £40 million to more than 80 projects through the Darwin Initiative and Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey discusses UK ambition to tackle the illegal wildlife trade in Singapore.
Wildlife protection - find out if you need a licence to kill, disturb or move animals, birds or fish
The Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund (IWTCF) is a UK government competitive grants scheme aimed at eradicating the illegal trade in wildlife.
This series brings together all documents relating to biodiversity and wildlife statistics.
The Globe Centre, is a probation contact centre, within the North West region.
Maps, promotional leaflets, guidance and research and analysis on wildlife crime from the Partnership For Action Against Wildlife Crime.
You need a licence to keep certain kinds of wild or dangerous animals: contact your council for more information
How to operate a zoo, including understanding licences and inspections.
Find out which licence you might need to carry out work that affects wildlife and its habitat, how to apply and when you might need to pay.
Why you need a marine wildlife licence if you are going to disturb a protected species, how to apply and how to report an incident.
Licences to release non-native species into the wild
Transparency data on the number and type of wildlife licences issued each year.
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.
Wild animals cannot be exhibited or used in a performance as part of a travelling circus in England.
Rules to follow if you’re moving animals or animal products from one country to another and transiting through Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), known as ‘landbridge’ movements.
The government is setting out a series of actions in England to protect precious habitats and species on land.
Use a general licence for activities that carry a low risk to the conservation or welfare of a protected species.
What you need to do to export live animals from the UK.
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