BASC launches search for Britain’s best Young Shots conservation project
20th January 2016
BASC is launching a national competition to find the best shooting conservation project carried out by young people in Britain.
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BASC welcomes new MCZs
19th January 2016
BASC, the UK’s largest shooting organisation with 146 affiliated wildfowling clubs, has welcomed the government’s announcement of new Marine Conservation Zones designed to protect vulnerable species and habitats which are not protected by existing designations.
BASC welcomes publication of the Hen Harrier Action Plan
14th January 2016
BASC, the UK’s largest shooting organisation, has welcomed the publication by Defra today of the Hen Harrier Action Plan.
UK Game Shoots Urged to Heed French Bird Flu Outbreak
14th January 2016
Britain’s shooting organisations are jointly urging their members to pay heed to a developing outbreak of Bird Flu in SW France.
Shoot for the future with BASC and GWCT
13th January 2016
People can improve both their shooting and shoot management skills at a course run by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT). A Shooting for the Future course will be held at the Allerton Project Visitor Centre in Loddington, Leicestershire, on
BASC boosts South East presence
12th January 2016
BASC is set to boost its presence in South East England with the recruitment of an additional regional officer and a move to bigger offices. With a growing membership, now at over 144,500 nationally, BASC is making additional investment to bolster frontline services for members. The creation of the new
Bird Flu strain found at poultry farm in Fife
11th January 2016
The Scottish Government has confirmed its vets have found a strain of avian (H5) flu at a poultry farm near Dunfermline, Fife. Initial tests have suggested it is a “low pathogenic strain” but poultry farmers across Scotland are urged to be vigilant. Within the one-kilometre control zone, a range of
BASC warns over regulation can harm conservation
11th January 2016
BASC has responded to the publication of the Welsh Government’s consultation paper ‘Promoting the conservation of White-fronted Geese in Wales’ by warning against over regulation and the damage that this can do to nature and threatened species.
Duncan Thomas appointed acting Regional Director Northern England
11th January 2016
Duncan Thomas, BASC regional officer for the North West has been appointed acting Regional Director for Northern England.
