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Time to change your approach, BASC warns RSPB
In an open letter to the RSPB chair, BASC calls out the RSPB’s “increasingly negative” public attitude towards sustainable shooting.
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Changes to Defra burning regulations accepted
Following intervention from BASC, Defra has included scientific research as a licensable aspect of the new burning regulations in England.
Press release
Final changes to burning regulations aid climate change research
Following official representation from BASC and other organisations, Defra has recognised the need for scientific research to become a licensable activity within the new burning regulations in England. Following an open dialogue with BASC the addition has been successfully made so that continuing and future studies can be undertaken through Read more…
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BASC accuses RSPB of exploiting Northern Ireland wildfire
The RSPB have used the recent wildfire in Northern Ireland’s Mourne mountains as a platform to call for a ban on controlled burning.
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Gamekeeping students learn about muirburn with BASC Scotland
Students from Elmwood Campus have been learning about muirburn, the rotational burning of old heather, and other aspects of moorland management.
