New briefing document gives MPs and the rural community the facts on general licences.
General Licences
New plan of action from NE needed “urgently”.
Two-page document highlights the necessity of woodpigeon control.
Ian Bell has reassured members that the hard work is continuing in a bid to bring more clarity to the current general licence situation.
“The sort of behaviour and threats described by Packham does not help anyone’s cause and must stop.”
BASC feels Natural England decision unnecessarily puts people at risk of unwittingly falling foul of the law.
A proposal to consider excluding the use of general licences over some areas of land in Scotland has been challenged by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). BASC is concerned that this could penalise innocent land managers and affect their livelihoods.
Please email Natural England with your views on proposals to radically change the English general licences – which give the authority for activities such as pigeon shooting. The consultation closes on the 19th May.
The 2014 general licences for Wales, which give legal authority for the control of pest bird species such as pigeons and crows, have been published by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) after technical problems delayed their publication by Natural Resources Wales.
Scottish Natural Heritage has made last minute changes to the Scottish general licenses that will take effect from 1st January 2014. BASC is challenging the process and one of the decisions.
