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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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Des Browne called for more Nato troops in Afghanistan
Fighting Taliban ‘harder than expected’

The strength of the Taliban in Afghanistan had been underestimated by Britain and Nato, the defence secretary has admitted. Des Browne told the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi) that fighting the Taliban was “even harder than we expected”, but insisted that achieving peace in the region was not “mission impossible”. The defence secretary promised “success”… Read more »