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EU member states have agreed to drop a proposed ban on lead bullets and to extend the lead shot transition to seven years, in a revision of the lead ammunition restrictions that will apply in Northern...
A £20,000 grant from the BASC Wildlife Fund is funding smart traps and rafts to clear invasive American mink from Kent's waterways and protect native wildlife
Spring pair counts by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust show red grouse breeding densities remain low across northern England and Scotland, with the effects of the poor 2024 season carrying into ...
Sound moderators have been removed from firearms licensing controls in England, Wales and Scotland, ending the long-standing requirement for certificate holders to apply for a variation before acquiri...
The deadline for the 2026 Game Shooting Census and Shoot Owner Census, run by GunsOnPegs and Lycetts with the backing of BASC, the Countryside Alliance and the GWCT, closes at 12 noon tomorrow (Tuesda...
Gamekeepers in the Lammermuir Hills raised the alarm that led to the rescue of a golden eagle found to have at least 17 shotgun pellets in her body, and Scottish Land and Estates has backed a police a...
Scotland's gamekeepers say they will not endorse the revised Muirburn Code when NatureScot publishes it on 1 July, warning that it strips out the tools they rely on to fight wildfire and puts public s...
Firearm and shotgun certificate numbers in England and Wales have fallen again, with BASC saying the latest Home Office figures strengthen its case for a single national firearms licensing authority t...
A wild venison brand is being developed for the Lake District as part of a new five-year strategy that puts a sustainable venison trade at the heart of landscape-scale deer management
A report into the largest wildfire ever recorded on the North York Moors has renewed calls from moorland managers for a national wildfire strategy and a rethink of the rules on controlled burning
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