Tim Bonner: RSPB sabotages hen harrier...
The idea that the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) would actively undermine a government project to...
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Code of Practice for the Rearing of Game...
Last year the Welsh Government undertook a review of the code of practice for rearing game birds. Following extensive...
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Grouse Shooting: 10 Key Questions Answered
Ahead of the grouse season, the Countryside Alliance has produced a comprehensive Q&A briefing note on grouse shooting...
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Underkeeper Apprenticeship gets green light
The Countryside Alliance has unveiled details of a new Government approved 'Underkeeper Apprenticeship' that it has...
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The Alliance secures the future of...
Gamekeepers are one of the custodians of the countryside, and they play a crucial role in enhancing biodiversity. When...
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Shooting organisations submit evidence to...
Shooting organisations have submitted evidence on the impact of gamebird release on designated sites as the judicial...
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Key scientific reports shine new light on...
The debate over the use of controlled heather burning as a key element of moorland management continues to be...
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Shooting organisations face up to gamebird...
BASC, the Countryside Alliance, the Game Farmers' Association and the National Gamekeepers Organisation are joining the...
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The Countryside Alliance outlines to...
Along with other members of the Shoot Liaison Committee, the Countryside Alliance has sent a joint letter to Ministers...
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Tim Bonner: Mountain Hare control in Scotland
In an extraordinary, but sadly predictable, Holyrood debate on the Animals and Welfare (Penalties, Protections and...
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Statement following DEFRA's latest...
The Countryside Alliance, Moorland Association and National Gamekeepers Organisation have welcomed the announcement by...
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Scottish Government held Hostage by the...
As the Scottish Parliament prepares for tomorrows debate on amendments to the Animal and Wildlife Penalties Bill, rural...
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