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BASC issues warning to Minister ahead of final Grouse Bill debate

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has issued a letter to Jim Fairlie, Scotland’s Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, urging for further amendments to be made at the final stage of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill. It comes as the Bill nears the final stage of a debate on March 19… Read more »

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What are the natural capital benefits of shooting?

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has published its inaugural assessment of the Natural Capital benefits of shooting. Natural Capital can be defined as the sum of financial and social benefits we get from our natural environment. This concept has increasingly shaped both international and national environmental policies and is at the core… Read more »

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Comment: MPs weren’t brave enough to deserve a medal

Can you believe that MPs give themselves a medal for visiting a war zone? By Azeem Ibrahim The other day I read that MPs get a medal just for visiting a war zone. If you cannot believe what you have just read, believe me: I couldn’t either. They don’t have to spend months in the… Read more »