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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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A suspected terrorist poison attack has been thwarted in London, according to The Financial Times. Authorities were alerted after Amersham Biosciences received an uncommonly large order for saponin, a very toxic chemical. A London-based firm reportedly made the order for 500kg of the chemical. The “Islamic community” reportedly funded the firm making the order, according… Read more »
Four people were killed and 20 injured Friday in a grenade attack on a shop in Baghdad. Religious extremists attacked the shop as it was reportedly selling alcohol on the Muslim day of rest during the holy month of Ramadan. Elsewhere, in Baghdad, the Sheraton and Palestine hotels and the Iraqi Oil Ministry were hit… Read more »
