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Shooting is worth £3.3 billion to the UK economy
Shooting supports up to 67,000 full-time jobs
Shooting contributes 15 million work days to conservation
This quick scoping review brings together the evidence on various threats and pressures faced by adders and sand lizards in the UK, putting into context any evidence relating to negative impacts of gamebirds or associated management.
Conor O’Gorman advises people to wait until BASC publishes guidance before responding to a survey on general licences for pest bird control in England.
Changes to the grouse licensing system in Scotland affect the area a licence applies to, as well as NatureScot’s power to revoke or suspend licences.
