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Read our statement following a response for the Welsh Minister for Economy after shooting businesses in Wales were excluded from Covid funding.

This year’s WHT stamp features artwork by Simon Turvey of two hen harriers flying over the Swinton Estate in North Yorkshire. All proceeds from sales of the stamp will go towards hen harrier conservation.

A new survey by the Lowland Deer Network Scotland, supported by BASC, has revealed the stark impact of the pandemic on deer culls in Scotland.

A petition to ban driven grouse shooting has been rejected by MPs during a Westminster Hall debate.

BASC has launched a GSC1 course aimed at the novice shot to improve success in the field and provide an accessible route into game shooting.

BASC has been working with Blackpool Aspire Academy to inspire students to get involved in practical conservation projects at school.

BASC has joined forces with the Angling Trust to lobby on the upcoming Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill, highlighting the potential impact the law could have on sustainable shooting and angling.

BASC gamekeeper, Mike Holliday, has hit out at the abuse of Scottish gamekeepers on BBC Scotland’s flagship rural programme, Landward.

More than 100 shoots have already taken advantage of BASC’s shoot visit briefings.

From 1 July 2021, NHS Digital will make 55 million patient records available to research bodies and other third parties. Should you opt out?