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How Defra and Natural England license the control of certain wild bird species.
Get a licence to catch alive or kill wild birds on or around your aerodrome for air safety purposes.
Trappers of certain species of mammal must use traps that meet international humaneness standards.
How to assess a planning application when there are invertebrates on or near a proposed development site.
Add your business to the Animal and Plant Health Agency list of authorised distance plant sellers.
The criteria you must meet to secure a licence to release Eurasian beavers into the wild in England.
You may need a licence if you can’t avoid disturbing protected birds and animals to survey, film or photograph them.
How to assess a planning application when there are white-clawed crayfish on or near a proposed development site.
Register for a licence to survey white-clawed crayfish for research, conservation or development projects – and report actions taken under this licence.
What you must do to avoid harming hazel dormice and when you’ll need a licence.
Which chemicals you can use in or near a bat roost and what you need to know before you use them.
How to apply for a licence to capture, transport and re-release beavers or modify or remove beaver dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
Register for a licence to catch and relocate white-clawed crayfish for maintenance work on water bodies and find out how to report your actions.
How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater or migratory fish on or near a proposed development site.
How to assess a planning application when there are natterjack toads on or near a proposed development site.
Find out what a volunteer bat roost visitor (VBRV) does and how to get trained and licenced to carry out bat roost visits.
How to prepare a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
Register for a licence to survey bats using harp traps for scientific, research, or educational purposes including informing development projects - and report actions taken under the licence.
Register for a licence to modify or remove Eurasian beaver dams or damaged burrows outside their breeding season.
Find out how to sell wild birds and animals legally and safely, and what licences you need to get.
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