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Steer clear of baby deer!
A joint campaign is underway to educate members of the public into giving pregnant deer and their young plenty of space.
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Calderdale birdsong featured in new therapeutic recordings
The songs of moorland bird species have been recorded in the Calderdale area as part of a new campaign to provide their unique sounds to local care homes. The Moorland Chorus recording will be used as a therapeutic tool for those no longer able to easily access the uplands. Organised Read more…
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BASC expels member for wildlife crime and firearms offences
BASC, has expelled for life a member convicted of wildlife crime and firearms offences.
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Firearms licensing service improved after criticism
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has been made aware that several firearms licensing departments that had previously stopped grant applications have revised their policy after criticism from BASC, press coverage and intervention by MPs. Licensing departments in North Yorkshire, Thames Valley, Kent and Northamptonshire had all previously Read more…
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Tony Juniper experiences the conservation benefits of shooting with Lancashire wildfowling club
Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England, had the opportunity to see first-hand the conservation efforts of wildfowling clubs when he visited the Lytham & District Wildfowling Association (LDWA) earlier this week. Accompanied by staff at the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), Tony took part in a conservation walk Read more…
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Firearms licensing delays at untenable level, warns UK’s largest shooting organisation
Delays to firearms licensing are set to reach record highs causing significant complications for certificate holders according to the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). Covid restrictions, regulatory medical involvement and a peak in firearms licensing renewals has caused mass disruption across licensing departments Read more…
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Rural mental health inquiry must account for gamekeepers and shooting, says BASC
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has raised the importance of recognising the challenges faced by gamekeepers and the physical and mental health benefits of shooting within the Environment Food Rural Affairs (EFRA) committee’s mental health inquiry. The wide-ranging inquiry launched in November 2021 will set out recommendations Read more…
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New habitat management course woefully inadequate, says sector
The removal of gamekeeping and wildlife management courses from the education syllabus by 2023 has been described by the rural sector as “deeply concerning” in an open letter to the Secretary of State for Education, Nadhim Zahawi. The letter states the removal of the Land & Wildlife course within the Read more…
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‘Significant concern’ for wildlife as snaring ban considered in Scotland
The UK’s largest shooting organisation has expressed ‘significant concern’ for wildlife and livestock, as the Scottish Government suggested a forthcoming review of snaring would be extended to consider a statutory ban. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) – which represents over 11,000 members in Scotland – said a Read more…
