BASC’s Young Shot Journalists project is now taking applications for 2022. The project seeks out young individuals with an interest in journalism, who are willing to step forward and become shooting ambassadors. Successful candidates will spend the year learning about the different forms of journalism. They will be given first-hand Read more…
A painting of a pair of hen harriers flying over open moorland has been revealed as the artwork on this year’s Wildlife Habitat Trust (WHT) conservation stamp. Painted by leading wildlife artist Simon Turvey, the male and female hen harriers were painted at the Swinton Estate in North Yorkshire. This Read more…
As part of an ever-growing number of educational and practical courses, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has launched the Game Shooter Certificate 1 (GSC1). Intended for the novice Gun, the BASC course provides an insight into and a wider understanding of game shooting. The day and a Read more…
A range of cross-party MPs, including those from constituencies in upland and grouse shooting areas, have overwhelmingly rejected a Westminster Hall Debate on a petition calling on driven grouse shooting to be banned. The petition supported by celebrity TV presenter Chris Packham and signed by over 100,000 people was debated Read more…
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and the Angling Trust are working together to lobby on the upcoming Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill and the potential impacts the law could have on sustainable shooting and angling. BASC and the Angling Trust – representing over 3 million people who shoot Read more…
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed the announcement that enclosed gamebirds are to be included within enhanced livestock worrying legislation in England and Wales. Listing enclosed gamebirds and increasing police powers for dealing with incidents of livestock worrying are just two parts of a wider Animal Read more…
BASC is calling on individuals who have either installed or maintain duck nesting tubes to assist with the Waterfowlers’ Network citizen science project to help understand their productivity. Through filling in a short form, the data will help determine the effectiveness of nesting tubes over the species’ flyway. BASC has Read more…
A joint campaign is underway to educate members of the public into giving pregnant deer and their young plenty of space when out enjoying the countryside. Every year fit and healthy newborn deer are taken to rescue centres unnecessarily by people believing that they require assistance. Newborn deer that are Read more…
Muntjac nibbles and potted grey squirrel are just two of the delicious ways people can make a difference this Invasive Species Week. The two species are just some of the invasive non-native species (INNS) in the UK and to mark Invasive Species Week, which will run from 24-30 May, BASC is Read more…
