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Ministers say the scoping review of rewetting for wildfire resilience will only be reported in the Environmental Improvement Plan’s 2027 progress report, as fire chiefs call for more funding
A White House executive order tells US agencies to permit traditional lead ammunition, while shooters in Great Britain face a ban on lead shot for live quarry from 1 April 2029
Members have until 16 October to correct or add to the draft, with a Zoom briefing on 30 September and two guides for estates and beaters on submitting their own evidence
RSPB Cymru reserves at Lake Vyrnwy, Tanrallt and Carngafallt fledged 24 hen harrier chicks this summer, an encouraging season for one of the uplands’ most closely watched birds
Everyone authorised to shoot deer at night in Scotland must notify a dedicated police mailbox with immediate effect, and no longer needs to tell the force when the work has finished
The first programme of the new Senedd term promises to evolve farm support and bring in a new bovine TB plan, but does not mention the white paper under which hare protections are out to consultation
Game for Nature draws on 25 years of GWCT science to show what keepers’ work for released birds does for songbirds, insects and hedgerows
Conor O'Gorman urges the shooting community to submit personal evidence for Defra's game shooting review before the 1 November deadline, and shares the stories already coming in
More than 60% of British adults say preventing the extinction of curlew and lapwing should be a high national priority, but new polling for Ground Cry also finds most people cannot name the predators...
Two years of letters to the police are published ahead of a FOI release, and a meeting with the NPCC wildlife crime lead is now offered for November
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