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COP that!

5 December 2023

Ian Danby discusses what COP28 has to do with shooting, and why creating good habitat should be at the heart of everything we do.

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Species reintroduction in England

4 December 2023

The new England Species Reintroduction Taskforce is interested in the translocations of species for conservation purposes, says BASC’s Ian Danby.

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