Debbie BASC Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 BASC highlights importance of woodpigeon control to Natural England May 1, 2019 BASC has told Natural England the importance of woodpigeon control to the rural and farming community. In a two-page document delivered today, BASC has highlighted the necessity of woodpigeon control ahead of the expected publication of the new general licence for controlling woodpigeon in England. Natural England has said that the new licence is expected to go live before the end of the week. Steve Bloomfield, BASC’s executive director of shooting and operations, said: “It’s important that Natural England realises the impact of woodpigeon on the rural and farming community and just how much damage they cause to crops and consequently people’s livelihoods. “Woodpigeon have the ability to strip fields of crops and the knock-on effects are huge. The changes to the general licences have come at the worst possible time of the year for wildlife management, which is causing chaos and confusion across the country.” There are over five million breeding pairs of woodpigeon across the UK and their population has increased by 134 percent between 1970 and 2011. BASC estimates that these bird pests cause £115 million damage to UK oilseed, brassica and pea crops annually. For more information on the latest developments, visit BASC’s dedicated webpage here: https://basc.org.uk/gl/ The document can be read here: https://basc.org.uk/wp-content/plugins/download-monitor/download.php?id=1810 ENDS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Thank you Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Thanks for that Debbie nice to see some positive action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside1000 Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Thanks again Debbie, I wholeheartedly agree with and appreciate these efforts to educate the NE but its like shutting the gate after the horse has bolted, NE decision makers should have been fully aware of all these facts before they were allowed to interfere with control of our countryside, they have failed in their duty to the people who really care for and protect the English countryside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, lakeside1000 said: Thanks again Debbie, I wholeheartedly agree with and appreciate these efforts to educate the NE but its like shutting the gate after the horse has bolted, NE decision makers should have been fully aware of all these facts before they were allowed to interfere with control of our countryside, they have failed in their duty to the people who really care for and protect the English countryside. More importantly, they have shown their ignorance about the job and their complete unsuitability and lack of experience required to carry out their duties. It makes me wonder how such unqualified imbeciles get selected for government work. Edited May 2, 2019 by Dave-G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 15 minutes ago, Dave-G said: More importantly, they have shown their ignorance about the job and their complete unsuitability and lack of experience required to carry out their duties. It makes me wonder how such unqualified imbeciles get selected for government work. They normally stand for election! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver fox 1 Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Thanks for keeping us in the loop Debbie much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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