Don’t be a stranger for the next seven months
As another game shooting season ends, we are going to say goodbye to our shoot friends and colleagues, but hopefully not for long.
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Conservation
Find a BASC Wing Week event near you
BASC’s Wing Week features a series of events centred around wildfowl and waders, running from 26 February – 4 March 2024.
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BASC Wildlife Fund: benefitting Capercaillie, hen harriers and waterfowl
More than £100,000 has been awarded in grants by the BASC Wildlife Fund this year to fund three worthy conservation projects.
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Life will be harder for farmers after magpies removed from Welsh general licence, says BASC
Magpies will be removed from the general licence in Wales from 1 January 2024.
COP that!
Ian Danby discusses what COP28 has to do with shooting, and why creating good habitat should be at the heart of everything we do.
Species reintroduction in England
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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A decade of dedication to wader conservation
The Lough Erne Wildfowler’s Council (LEWC) celebrated ten years their conservation work by organising a wader conservation conference.
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BASC statement on RSPB Birdcrime report
Report shows dramatic decrease in incidents across the UK.
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BASC launches first ever Wing Week
BASC’s inaugural Wing Week will take place from 26 February – 4 March 2024, marked by a series of events centred around wildfowl and waders.
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Scottish snaring ban would be “catastrophic” for threatened species
A decision by the Scottish government to ban snares would be catastrophic to threatened bird species, including the iconic capercaillie.
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