And here is me thinking that all these licenses are reviewed thoroughly each year by environmental experts and lawyers, and then re-issued based on current data and needs
Silly me.
And here is me thinking that all these licenses are reviewed thoroughly each year by environmental experts and lawyers, and then re-issued based on current data and needs
Silly me.
If you were not aware this is called Airgun BBS yes some of us use shotguns but the ban also affects airgun users along with other methods of controlling some of the bird species on the list as for a ban on fishing they have been trying that for some years now even had a go at sea fishing that was even broadcast live on the Tv back in the 90s lets have a ban on animal charities and do-gooders using social media thinking about it lets have a ban on religion that should stop the wars
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/4LIRL/
Doubt they will get many complaints though
I like the last paragraph in the mail article NE should simply remove all protection so anyone can shoot pigeons for food
Completely wrong my friend. I am 58 years of age and started shooting airguns at the age of about 16 In the fields of kent. My first decent rifle was a .22 HW35 purchased brand new by my late father back In 1977. This rifle I still have. I then moved on to shotguns and then to rimfire about 15 years ago and still do a bit of pest control today
https://www.sacs.org.uk/news/stop-pr...atural-england
STOP PRESS: ANOTHER URGENT UPDATE FROM NATURAL ENGLAND
URGENT - PLEASE SHARE AGAIN
Right, further to our earlier post today, here's the very latest from Natural England as at 1.15pm Thursday 25th April:
STOP PRESS: ANOTHER URGENT UPDATE FROM NATURAL ENGLAND
Interim Individual Licences
From 7pm tonight (Thursday 25th) Natural England will go live with an online application portal on their .gov website for folk to apply for the interim Individual Licences.
This will be based on a number of urgent prioritised licence needs e.g. corvid trapping in ladder and larsen traps (we know that many have been concerned about continuing to keep call birds), pigeon and corvid shooting to protect crops etc.
The application process will be quick and simple - your details, location details, reasons for control etc - then press apply and NE says that within minutes an Individual Licence will be issued.
New General Licences
New General Licences, albeit different to before and perhaps more species specific, will start to be launched from Monday next week. This will take 3-4 days to implement. Again, this will be prioritised according to urgent need - Larsen and other trapping, pigeon and corvid shooting for crop protection etc.
SACS has members on standby to start to make the new applications and ensure the system works. we do not know how good this IT system will be, but NE and Gov staff are working on it now. Again - this should go live from 7pm tonight.
As promised, SACS will continue to update you as we know more.
conspiracy theory time
Anthony Juniper CBE (born 24 September 1960) is a British campaigner, writer, sustainability advisor and environmentalist who served as Executive Director of Friends of the Earth, England, Wales and Northern Ireland. He was Vice Chair of Friends of the Earth International from 2000–2008.[1]
He was the Green Party's parliamentary candidate for the Cambridge constituency at the 2010 general election.[2]
In 2019 he was appointed chairman of Natural England.
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-s...81771335474975
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But campaigners representing farming, countryside communities and businesses have said he is the wrong person for the job, claiming his views of country sports such as grouse shooting show he does not understand the importance of many rural activities to local communities.
Mr Juniper has previously criticised grouse shooting,...
Also he was proposed By Gove to get the job https://theecologist.org/2019/feb/08...atural-england
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