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When you can get a licence to catch salmon or sea trout by net in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
Get a general licence to keep birds in show cages that don't meet size requirements.
Licence to survey bats for conservation purposes.
Apply for your organisation to become a responsible body for conservation covenants.
Get a general licence to kill or take ruddy ducks, or damage or destroy their nests and eggs.
Interactive WebApps to support MMO’s assessment and potential management of Stage 4 marine protected areas (MPAs) and guidance to help users make the most of this platform.
How your personal information is used when you report dead wild birds.
How to monitor beaver populations and share data.
Register for a licence to displace water voles to allow internal drainage boards to carry out works that could disturb or damage their burrows and report your actions.
When you can get permission to catch lamprey or smelt by trap or net in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
Get a general licence to remove abandoned or unsuccessful eggs from wild birds' nests between 1 September and 31 January.
Get a general licence to show certain species of captive bred birds in competition.
Register for a licence to set up feeding stations for hen harriers in northern England and report your actions.
Register to use a licence to maintain drainage ditches inhabited by little whirlpool ramshorn snails and find out how to report your actions.
Products and chemicals you can use in or near a bat roost if bats are not present.
Get a licence to interfere with badger setts for the purpose of undertaking watercourse or drainage maintenance operations.
Who is eligible for Darwin Plus project and fellowship funding, and how to apply.
Get a general licence to sell dead wild red squirrels and pine martens.
You may need to complete a wildfire management plan if you're applying for a licence to burn heather or grass on peat deeper than 30cm in a less favoured area.
Get a general licence to sell dead wild birds and their parts.
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