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Hare-sterics: Our letter to The Telegraph
The success of the hare is through supporting proven conservation techniques not obsolete protectionism.
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Defra propose gamebird releasing licence around protected sites
Defra’s proposed red tape under the precautionary principle will do little but threaten rural jobs, conservation efforts and a host of social benefits that shooting provides.
Key Issues
Science matters
BASC monitors scientific journals and environmental, policy and political alerts for the results of studies of relevance to shooting and conservation. This webpage has a list of papers published in September 2019.
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BASC responds to delay over Defra’s general licence announcement
“A workable solution is needed in days not weeks,” says BASC.
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New woodpigeon licence ‘not fit for purpose’, says BASC
BASC will be pressing for significant changes to be made to new licence
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Natural England publishes new general licences
Licences issued for Canada geese and wood pigeon
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BASC bites – a monthly snap-shot of our work
We received 3,956 membership telephone enquiries and 844 requests for advice to our firearms team during March – just part of the work we do.
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Government states support for benefits of shooting
BASC welcomes response to online petition calling for study into role of shooting in conservation and economy.
