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Wildlife management - Policy
For advice and guidance on how to apply for licences under wildlife legislation in England please access the Natural England website.
Under section 78 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 Defra authorises Natural England to perform certain Defra functions such as determining and granting certain licences under wildlife legislation. Defra retains the policy under which these functions are performed.
Defra's policy is contained in a succession of documents. Read the overarching policy (PDF 17KB). Below there are a series of documents each dealing with a different aspect of wildlife management policy.
- Licensing under section 16 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (cormorants).
- Licensing under Section 16 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (except Non-natives)
- Licensing under Section 16 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Non-Natives)
- Supplementary Note 1: animal releases into enclosures [PDF] (45 KB)
- Licensing under Section 16 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Methods Prohibited by Section 11)
- Licensing under the Conservation (Natural Habitats &c) Regulations 1994
- Licensing under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992
- Guidance to Natural England: Licences to take or kill badgers for the prevention of bovine TB under section 10(2)(a) of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992
- Licensing under the Conservation of Seals Act 1970
- Wildlife and Countryside (Ringing of Certain Birds) Regulations 1982
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last modified: 17 November 2009
Page published: 11 November 2008