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Apply for a licence for science or conservation purposes, or register for a class licence to visit roosts as a volunteer or do surveys; find out if you need to pay and how to report your actions.
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Use this guidance and form to apply for an exemption from CITES fees because of conservation work.
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Use this form if you suspect you have committed an offence under the Ivory Act 2018.
Use this form to register as a trainee volunteer bat roost visitor (VBRV) with Natural England.
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