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27 June 2019

VIDEO: General licences for bird control; update and next steps

An update on the current (June 2019) bird general licence situation in England.

This webinar will have the most current advice for pest controllers who lethally control pest bird species. During the webinar, we looked at the benefits of this method of pest management alongside the justification and mitigation measures that should be considered before we opt for lethal control.

All information presented was correct at the time of publication (June 2019).

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