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Revive’s non-peer reviewed report is sadly partial raspberry at a time when festive cheer for our moors should be the order of the day (Close grouse moors to help environment, report urges, 9 December).
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has published three major reports and 19 pee...
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This case study is taken from our Real Wilders book, which you can download here or you can buy a print copy here.
The abandonment of heather management in the Peak District National Park threatens rare birds and peatlands‚ as evidenced in a ground-breaking new report on the growing risk of cata...
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By Matt Goodall, GWCT Cymru Advisor and Head of Education
On 16 May, final amendments were considered for the Agriculture (Wales) Bill in the Senedd. This bill outlines the Welsh Government’s proposal to prohibit the use of any snare (including licensed use) or other cable restraint. A previous b...
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By Henrietta Appleton, GWCT Policy Officer (England)
You would think that there would be a single term to describe the removal of surface vegetation such as scrub, heather and grasses using fire. But this is not the case. There are regional terms, legislative terms and then just plainly incorrec...
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As highlighted here, NRW are considering the future of some General Licences in Wales. We wanted to make our submission publicly available.
Dear NRW Board Member,
In preparation for your board meeting on the 24th of March 2022, the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) wishes to highlight k...
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On Monday 21 June politicians will be debating a petition launched by Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery of Wild Justice, titled ‘Ban Driven Grouse Shooting - Wilful blindness is no longer an option.’
If you’re getting déjà vu, don’t worry. The same thing happened in October...
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By Dr Ellis Draaijer DVM, Poultry Business Development Manager, Kernfarm
It is widely known that Mycoplasma gallisepticum (Mg) is one of the most prevalent diseases that affects gamebirds. Once a flock is infected, no treatment can free that flock from it completely, and the disease can flare up...
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The GWCT welcomes the proposed amendments to the government’s Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill (LURB) that would add chalk streams into the definitions of ‘environmental protection’ and ‘natural environment’ in the bill, meaning that the government must consider chalk streams when setting the o...
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By Matt Goodall, Advisor for GWCT Wales
At the beginning of this week Natural Resources Wales, on behalf of Welsh Government, launched their 12-week public consultation on their proposals to license gamebird releasing in Wales. It is absolutely critical that everyone with an interest in shootin...
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This case study is taken from our Real Wilders book, which you can download here or you can buy a print copy here.
Pine martens are driving one of Scotland’s most majestic native birds to extinction. Current conservation efforts are failing, and a new approach is needed before it’s too late.
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