Share the benefits of grouse shooting
BASC is asking its members and supporters to promote the benefits of grouse shooting to their local MPs and push back against a Wild Justice petition.
BASC calls for urgent ministerial action on gamebird release licensing
BASC has called on Environment Secretary Steve Reed MP to intervene in Natural England’s handling of individual gamebird release licences.
BASC has written to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP, urging immediate ministerial intervention over Natural England’s handling of individual licence applications for gamebird release. The letter highlights a system that has become “obstructive, economically damaging, and ecologically incoherent.”
Natural England’s refusal to issue General Licence 45 due to avian influenza concerns has led to an uncertain and restrictive approach to individual licences, with many applications facing blanket refusal. BASC has criticised the lack of transparency, noting that Natural England “refused to provide applicants with essential data” necessary for their applications, likening it to “playing a game where the rules change and only the referee knows what they are.”
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NRW moves goalposts on gamebird releasing proposals
NRW’s recommendation for gamebird release should be licensed from 2025 demonstrates a complete lack of fairness and transparency, says Conor O’Gorman.
Election results deliver opportunities in Scotland and Wales, says BASC
The Scottish and Welsh election results provide opportunities to showcase the benefits of shooting and conservation to newly elected and returning MSPs and MSs.