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Protecting newly born deer – The British Deer Society
As birthing season approaches, remember that deer will rarely abandon their young – unless they detect human scent, says Charles Smith-Jones.
By ShootingUK
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Europe edges closer to controlling cormorants
Anglers have long warned about cormorants decimating fish stocks. Now a Europe-wide management plan could finally lead to more decisive action
By Hollis Butler
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GWCT winds down farm tenancy after 10 years
After a decade of conservation success in Scotland, the GWCT has taken the decision not to renew its lease on Auchnerran Farm
By Hollis Butler
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Don’t forget the gillies: Helen Benson takes on river tour
Helen Benson, CEO of the Gamekeepers Welfare Trust, is hoping to visit 15 Scottish rivers to raise awareness of the free support available to gillies and others whose livelihoods depend on rivers
By Hollis Butler
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GWCT launches survey into gamebird impact on reptiles
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust has announced new research to examine whether gamebirds could be affecting reptile populations
By Hollis Butler
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Farming budget trimmed – despite rural pressure
Farmers in England will see £100 million cut from the farming and countryside budget, following Labour’s first spending review
By Hollis Butler
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Gamekeeping news
Peers back keepers as wildfire risk grows
Peers warned that Natural England’s clampdown on controlled burning is fuelling the risk of catastrophic wildfires
By Hollis Butler
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Hunting bill ‘ill-informed attack’ on Irish rural life
A proposed bill to ban foxhunting in the Republic of Ireland has sparked strong opposition from Countryside Alliance Ireland
By Hollis Butler
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Shoots in limbo – and Defra won’t say why
Defra’s silence over scrapping General Licence 45 puts rural livelihoods at risk, says BASC, as it takes the first formal step towards legal action
By Hollis Butler
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Moderators to be removed from FACs
Common sense prevails as the Government will be taking sound moderators off firearms licensing controls, says Conor O’Gorman
By ShootingUK
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