BASC head of science Matt Ellis is going to the US on a six-month secondment to learn about their adaptive harvest management (AHM) systems and how the UK can learn from this. We asked Matt what he hopes to achieve.
Following publication of the RSPB’s 2018 Birdcrime report, BASC has reiterated its condemnation of wildlife crime and emphasised the importance of partnership working. Caroline Bedell, BASC’s executive director of conservation, said: “BASC has a zero-tolerance attitude to raptor persecution. But it is worth noting that the RSPB’s latest annual report
Water on grouse moors has made recent headlines and driven online debate. Speculation and misunderstanding have given volume to false assertions and this needs to be addressed.
With mallard numbers in the UK declining and a flyway population showing a similar trend, wildfowlers across the country are using a simple but effective idea to improve the ducks’ breeding success.
Gathering accurate data on UK quarry species is paramount as it allows us to monitor and manage individual species.
Once one of the UK’s most common rodents, water vole numbers have plummeted over the last 60 years from around 8 million to just 750,000.
Particularly found near waterways, Himalayan Balsam is an invasive species that was introduced to the UK in the mid-19th Century as an ornamental.
BASC is fully supportive of ‘LymeApp’ – a new app that will provide a unique mapping tool to further understand the distribution of Lyme disease.
Reports today have suggested that hunting and game management are contributing to adverse survival prospects for the species.
