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Welsh political shooting and conservation group holds first meeting
The first meeting of the Cross-party Group on Shooting and Conservation in Wales covered predator management and the sale of game meat.
The first meeting of the Cross-party Group on Shooting and Conservation in Wales covered predator management and the sale of game meat.
BASC has received ministerial confirmation which quashes claims that country sports will be banned in Wales by 2024.
BASC has sought clarification of the Welsh Government’s position on country sport through Samuel Kurtz MS.
The decision by Natural Resources Wales to restrict the ability of conservationists and wildlife managers to control magpies, jays and jackdaws is a retrograde blow for conservation.
Subject to NRW board approval, the proposals would remove magpies, jays and jackdaws from the Welsh general licence for conservation.
The Gylfinir Cymru partnership, involving BASC and 15 other partner organisations, has launched a 10-year plan to reverse curlew decline in Wales.
BASC welcomed Samuel Kurtz, Senedd Member and Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs, to a recent Young Shots event at Telpyn Shooting Ground near Amroth.
BASC has launched an online election platform to allow members to make direct contact with their local parliamentary candidates ahead of the Senedd elections on 6 May.
BASC is strongly opposed to vague and ill-prepared proposals within the Welsh Labour manifesto, titled ‘Moving Wales forward’, launched in the run up to the elections on 6 May. The manifesto outlines proposals that will: Introduce “registration for animal welfare establishments, commercial breeders for pets or for shooting” Ban the Read more…