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Apply to control wild birds for air safety, conservation, public health and safety or to prevent disease or agricultural damage.

• Updated: 22 January 2026

Apply for a licence to disturb, kill or take protected birds or their eggs for science, education or conservation and find out how to report your actions.

Apply for a licence to disturb protected species of wild birds for science, education and conservation work and find out how to report your actions.

Apply for a licence to disturb protected species of wild birds for photography and find out how to report your actions.

Apply for a licence for science or conservation purposes, or register for a class licence to visit roosts as a volunteer or do surveys; find out if you need to pay and how to report your actions.

Wildlife protection - find out if you need a licence to kill, disturb or move animals, birds or fish

You may need a licence if you can’t avoid disturbing protected birds and animals to survey, film or photograph them.

• Updated: 17 November 2015

Report and renewal form for the licence to disturb wild birds for science or photography.

What you must do to avoid harming birds and when you’ll need a licence.

• Updated: 29 March 2015

Find out how you can control pests on your property - help from professionals, methods you can and cannot use, protecting wildlife, getting a wildlife licence