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Defra restriction will cripple rural England, says BASC

Defra has critically underestimated the number of shoots which will be impacted by its decision to restrict gamebird release in areas of England.

Defra has reissued GL43 for Special Areas of Conservation, but release in Special Protection Areas will still require an individual licence.

Read our update and response to the removal of GL43 by Defra, which covers the release of gamebirds on or within 500m of protected sites.

BASC told the BBC that the Welsh government’s proposals to licence all gamebird releasing is another step towards a future ban on shooting in Wales.

Future risk assessments for avian influenza and pheasant releasing must be based on facts and not fiction, says Dr Conor O’Gorman.