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This series brings together all documents relating to biodiversity and wildlife statistics.
Wildlife protection - find out if you need a licence to kill, disturb or move animals, birds or fish
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…
Protected species, report a sighting
Maps, promotional leaflets, guidance and research and analysis on wildlife crime from the Partnership For Action Against Wildlife Crime.
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.
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.
Use a general licence for activities that carry a low risk to the conservation or welfare of a protected species.
Offers to help farmers and land managers protect wildlife and preserve the natural environment.
Find out how to protect wildlife and habitats and apply for wildlife licences so you can legally operate in woodlands and forests.
Guidance on section 14 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, which prevents the wild release of certain plants and animals in England and Wales.
Transparency data on the number and type of wildlife licences issued each year.
Report from an event at the the 2015 Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute conference in Arusha
Register to use a class licence for activities that need specific skill or experience to avoid risk to the conservation or welfare of a protected species.
Licences to release non-native species into the wild
Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey discusses UK ambition to tackle the illegal wildlife trade in Singapore.
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.
Explains how the Animal Welfare Act 2006 applies to wildlife.
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