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BASC seeks legal advice over Wales gamebird plans
BASC is considering legal action to challenge the potential licensing of gamebird releasing in Wales from 2025.
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Welsh gamebird release decision pushed back by NRW
BASC has welcomed an announcement by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) that is has halted plans to licence the release of gamebirds next season.
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BASC vice-president stands up for gamebird release in Parliament
Speaking at debate in the House of Commons, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown has heavily criticised Defra over it’s handling of gamebird release licences in protected areas.
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BASC presses Defra on gamebird release debacle
BASC has warned it may take legal action over Defra’s failure to reinstate permissions for shoots to release gamebirds on or close to Special Protection Areas.
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Time running out for shoots following Defra decision, BASC warn
BASC chief executive Ian Bell has told the Daily Telegraph of the crisis unfolding across the English countryside.
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Act now to avoid animal welfare crisis in the countryside, BASC warns Defra
BASC has warned Defra that shooting businesses are facing financial ruin, criminal charges or both, unless it urgently reinstates a licence for the release of gamebirds in protected areas of England.
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Welsh gamebird release proposals breach human rights law
Tens-of-thousands have said no to proposals to restrict gamebird releasing in Wales. Conor O’Gorman recounts BASC’s Act Now campaign as it happened.
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BASC discusses Welsh gamebird releasing proposals on BBC
The knock-on impacts of Natural Resources Wales’ proposals to restrict gamebird release have been covered in depth by the BBC in Wales.
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Consequences of Defra licensing debacle highlighted on the BBC
The BBC’s Farming Today programme has covered the consequences of Defra’s changes to the general licence for gamebird release in protected areas (known as GL43).
