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SNH has now stated they will be reviewing their own general licences and that there will be a 12-week consultation later this summer. So is this is SNH buckling under? I don’t think so.

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Twelve week online consultation will launch in the summer.

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BASC is calling on Defra to reinstate the general licences that were withdrawn by Natural England last month as a matter of “absolute urgency”.

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Letter asks environment secretary to consider a number of recommendations for resolving the current general licence “chaos”.

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BASC survey completed by 22,000 people and rising.

Big ben

BASC glad the EFRA committee is “drilling down” into decision.

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Environment secretary reiterated the importance of contributing to the Defra review.

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An average of 500 responses have been received each hour since the survey was launched.

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People can email Defra direct and complete a short online survey.

Programme highlights impact on crops, livestock and vulnerable bird species.