Representatives from Northern Ireland’s two main countryside organisations, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and Countryside Alliance Ireland (CAI), met with NI Environment Minister Mark H Durkan at Stormont.
Commenting on the appointment of Eduardo Goncalves as the new Chief Executive of the League Against Cruel Sports Richard Ali, Chief Executive of BASC, the UK’s largest shooting organisation, said:
BASC, the UK’s largest shooting organisation with 146 affiliated wildfowling clubs, has welcomed the government’s announcement of new Marine Conservation Zones designed to protect vulnerable species and habitats which are not protected by existing designations.
BASC, the UK’s largest shooting organisation, has welcomed the publication by Defra today of the Hen Harrier Action Plan.
Britain’s shooting organisations are jointly urging their members to pay heed to a developing outbreak of Bird Flu in SW France.
BASC is set to boost its presence in South East England with the recruitment of an additional regional officer and a move to bigger offices. With a growing membership, now at over 144,500 nationally, BASC is making additional investment to bolster frontline services for members. The creation of the new Read more…
BASC has responded to the publication of the Welsh Government’s consultation paper ‘Promoting the conservation of White-fronted Geese in Wales’ by warning against over regulation and the damage that this can do to nature and threatened species.
Duncan Thomas, BASC regional officer for the North West has been appointed acting Regional Director for Northern England.
The UK’s largest shooting organisation, BASC, has welcomed the government’s announcement that policies will be “rural proofed” to ensure that the needs of people living and working in rural areas are taken into account, and that they are given the same opportunities as those based in cities.
