A letter from BASC chairman Alan Jarrett promoting shooting’s conservation contribution has been printed in today’s Daily Telegraph
SIR – The conservation contribution of shooting is widely recognised by government, conservation bodies, statutory agencies and NGOs. Shoot providers spend £250 million a year on conservation and put in work which would take 16,000 full-time jobs to replicate.
Alan Jarrett
Chairman, British Association for Shooting and Conservation
BASC looks forward to working with new Environment Secretary Steve Barclay, who has been appointed as part of a cabinet reshuffle today.
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A decision by the Scottish government to ban snares would be catastrophic to threatened bird species, including the iconic capercaillie.
