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Get a licence to sell dead specimens of protected species legally taken from the wild before 30 October 1981.
Get conservation advice on the impact of activity on a marine site and find out the status of advice using the interactive map.
The conditions you must follow if you carry out cage trapping and dispatch of wild birds under Defra and Natural England licences.
Explains how the Animal Welfare Act 2006 applies to wildlife.
How to get trained to set cage traps for, vaccinate and mark badgers.
Certain vessels must use an acoustic deterrent device, known as a 'pinger', to reduce the level of dolphin and porpoise (cetacean) by-catch.
Use this general licence to capture and temporarily possess live bats to test for European bat lyssavirus and kill those with the virus.
Get a general licence to sell dead wild red squirrels and pine martens.
The byelaw for bottom towed fishing gear, including an impact assessment and charts.
Get a general licence to trap stoats to prevent serious damage to vulnerable livestock.
Get a general licence to temporarily possess and transport dead bats for testing as part of the passive surveillance for bat rabies project.
Get a general licence to sell black-headed gull eggs for human consumption if you're a retailer or restaurateur.
Natural England's terms and conditions for chargeable discretionary advice services for proposals affecting sites of special scientific interest.
Check if a CITES item that you want to import is listed as having an import suspension due to its trade being considered unsustainable.
How to create a blanket bog restoration plan and what you need to include.
Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
How to amend or remove a registration on the biodiversity gain sites register, or amend an allocation of off-site biodiversity gains to a development.
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