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‘Call of the Marsh’ premieres in ParliamentÂ
Cross-party MPs and peers joined regulators, conservation bodies and wildfowlers to see ‘Call of the Marsh’, a new documentary from BASC and the Origins Foundation.
BASC request to extend game shooting review rejected
Defra has rejected BASC’s request for more time to respond to its call for evidence on game shooting, leaving participants fewer than three weeks to make their voices heard.
Conservatives back shooting as Defra review deadline looms
The risk of shoot licensing and the threat it poses to rural life was high on the agenda at BASC’s and the Angling Trust’s Conservative rural reception earlier this week.
Let’s Learn Moor marks ten years with BASC Patron The Princess Royal
BASC’s Patron Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal joined 167 pupils from five Lancashire primary schools to mark the tenth anniversary of Let’s Learn Moor.
Hunting with Dogs Bill “unworkable”, BASC tells Stormont committee
BASC has told the AERA Committee that the Hunting with Dogs Bill is unworkable due to its implications for firearms holders, dog owners and landowners.
Government announces ‘stronger’ firearms licensing safeguards
Firearms licensing applicants will face stronger safety checks under new rules from the Home Office.
Minister’s countryside comments miss the mark
BASC has rejected Defra minister’s comments on the countryside at the Labour Party Conference this week and invited her to see rural life first-hand.
New report shows what game shooting delivers for nature – now tell Defra
The GWCT’s new Game for Nature report reveals the benefits to wildlife of habitat creation, winter feeding and predator control carried out by keepers.