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BASC has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defra of a new general licence (GL45) for the release of game birds (pheasant and red legged partridges) on or near certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. After the chaos of last year’s announcement at short notice, BASC has achieved significant improvements to… Read more »
BASC has recently organised three Introduction to Wildfowling workshops for Natural England (NE) staff. The events were aimed at equipping NE staff with the knowledge and understanding of wildfowling which would ultimately help them make informed, pragmatic consenting decisions on protected and designated sites. More than 40 NE staff, as well as members of local… Read more »
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New research today suggests that British farmers are turning away from producing organic food. Four years ago around 250 farmers a month were applying for organic status, whereas now this number has fallen to about 40 a month. Dairy farmers in particular are showing no interest in converting. The suggestion of a crisis of confidence… Read more »
Israeli troops yesterday invaded a West Bank Palestinian refugee camp, killing four people, including two Hamas activists. Israel’s Army was searching for two senior Hamas men, allegedly planning to attack the Jewish state, according to reports. It is reported that the Israeli Army blew up a building housing eight families during the incursion. An Israeli… Read more »
