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Shooting deserves recognition
BASC has called on Natural Resources Wales to utilise the significant benefits already implemented by shooting activities in their future conservation plans
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Clarity sought on Welsh Government position on country sports
BASC has sought clarification of the Welsh Government’s position on country sport through Samuel Kurtz MS.
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Require the general licence for conservation in Wales?
BASC is calling for users of the general licence for conservation in Wales to provide case studies to rebut NRW’s decision to remove jays, jackdaws and magpies.
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Welsh conservation efforts set back by NRW red tape
The decision by Natural Resources Wales to restrict the ability of conservationists and wildlife managers to control magpies, jays and jackdaws is a retrograde blow for conservation.
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Natural Resources Wales proposals place most vulnerable species at risk, says BASC
Subject to NRW board approval, the proposals would remove magpies, jays and jackdaws from the Welsh general licence for conservation.
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Senedd petitions update
A petition to ban the shooting of critically endangered birds was discussed at the Senedd Petitions Committee this week.
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Firearms licensing service raised with Dyfed Powys
BASC has met with the Chief Constable for Dyfed Powys to raise member issues with the police force’s firearms licensing department.
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Ten-year action plan launched to save curlew in Wales
The Gylfinir Cymru partnership, involving BASC and 15 other partner organisations, has launched a 10-year plan to reverse curlew decline in Wales.
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BASC opposes ban on snares in Wales
BASC opposes a proposal to ban snares in Wales and is calling on the Welsh Government to justify the plans by producing scientific evidence.
