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Pest & Predator Control |
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Jan 03, 2008 - 7:18 PM - by Gazo
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Pest & Predator Control
Ours is a managed landscape and a managed wildlife. If we wish to maintain the richness of that wildlife we must manage it wisely.
The control of pest species are covered by strict laws and BASC produces codes of conduct to cover these practices. Agricultural pests - primarily rabbits and pigeons - are among the most important shooting quarry and without continual culling would inflict millions of pounds worth of damage on farmers' crops.
Control of certain bird species such as woodpigeon and crows must comply with the general licences issued in each country within the UK. It is extremely important that you read the licences and abide by their terms and conditions.
To download BASC’s latest information sheet on general licences and the present situation please click here to read... [Read More]
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Wood pigeons 'flocking to towns' |
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Jan 01, 2008 - 7:46 AM - by Gazo
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Wood pigeons are flocking from the countryside to towns and cities because of changes in farming, a bird research charity has said. Increased garden bird feeding by people is also fuelling the migration, said the British Trust for Ornithology.
A survey by 16,500 householders found wood pigeons in 46% of London gardens, compared to just 27% for the more familiar feral pigeon.
The BTO said it was "amazing" how quickly the wood pigeon had adapted.
The trust's Garden Birdwatch survey encourages the public to report sightings on their own doorstep.
It says that a decade ago the wood pigeon did not appear in the list, but now it is the fourth most common species identified.
Bird tables
As well as outnumbering London's traditional pigeons,... [Read More]
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RSPB unveils new report into wild bird predation |
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Dec 14, 2007 - 11:28 PM - by Gazo
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The RSPB has published a new report, entitled The Predation of Wild Birds in the UK, investigating the scientific evidence of the impact that predation has on wild bird populations.
The review concludes that numbers of many predators of birds have increased in the UK in recent decades; post-breeding numbers of ground-nesting birds can be successfully increased by controlling their predators; and that more research needs to be done into non-lethal predator solutions.
The report documents that while populations of most of the UK's avian predators have increased over the last few decades, recovering from the deleterious impacts of pesticide pollution and human persecution, a few widespread predators have more recently stabilised (magpie and sparrowhawk).
Among predatory mammals, foxes, badgers, polecats, pine martens and non-native American mink and grey squirrels have increased, while weasel numbers may have declined.
The rest of ... [Read More]
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A job to kill for? |
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Dec 06, 2007 - 11:30 PM - by Gazo
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Save Our Squirrels (SOS), a conservation project that seeks to protect the UK's native red populations, is taking a practical turn in its efforts thanks to support from, among others, the Heritage Lottery Fund, which has allowed the group to fund a grey squirrel control officer with the aim being to prevent the intrusion of greys in the few heartlands of the red squirrel.
Carri Nicholson, SOS's project manager, told ST: "We are delighted to have raised sufficient additional funds to employ a grey squirrel control officer who will focus on Cumbria and West Northumberland. Our current funding agreement allows us to advise and support landowners in their fight to keep the reserves and buffer zones grey-free."
The active contribution to conservation specifically entails culling any greys encountered.
The closing date for applications is Friday, 21 December, with interviews due to take place early in the New Year.
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Non-native species banned? |
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Nov 15, 2007 - 11:42 PM - by Gazo
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Shooters have reacted with astonishment after DEFRA revealed that green pheasants, helmeted guineafowl and ferrets are among the species that could be added to Schedule 9 of the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act.
The newly published public consultation will make it illegal to sell or release certain species into the wild.
According to DEFRA, invasive non-native species are considered the second greatest threat to wildlife after habitat destruction. The reworking of Schedule 9 comes as a direct result of the consultation into the GB invasive non-native species framework strategy, which concluded in May this year.
This move has received surprised responses from industry bodies and game industry workers. A DEFRA spokesperson said that many of the species it is considering adding to Schedule 9 are already established in the wild, but continue to pose a conservation threat to native biodiversity. "They can have adverse impacts on native wildlife... [Read More]
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