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A new paper finds that the benefits to Scottish mountain hares from habitat management and predator control appear to outweigh the effect of shooting or hare control.
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Defra has confirmed how implementation of AIHTS will be carried out and set a deadline for withdrawal of stoat traps that have not met the required humaneness tests.
Find out how this ‘supercluster’ has over 200 square kilometres of farms united to protect and enhance the iconic and threatened wildlife of Martin Down.
The Code of Good Shooting Practice has been updated for 2017, setting out the best practice in game conservation, shoot management and the behaviour of participants.
The All-Party Parliamentary Game and Wildlife Conservation Group invites MPs and members of the House of Lords for discussions aimed at helping them navigate topical rural subjects.
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