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Bold new vision places communities at the heart of deer management obligations

A new vision that will place communities at the centre of efforts to manage deer on publicly owned land in Scotland will be unveiled today (24 September) by a partnership of eleven leading deer management stakeholders. The partnership aims to institutionalise what is being described as ‘community integrated deer management’ by establishing more opportunities for… Read more »

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BASC raises opposition to Welsh Government ban on snares

BASC is calling on the Welsh Government to present the evidence that supports their proposal to ban the use of snares. The call to legislate against snares has been included in a raft of proposals by the Welsh Government in their official response to the Agriculture (Wales) White Paper. This BASC Wales director Steve Griffiths,… Read more »

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Des Browne offers condolences to family of British soldier killed in Afghanistan
Browne offers condolences over Afghan soldier death

Defence secretary Des Browne has expressed his condolences to the family of a British soldier killed in Afghanistan, but insisted troops were playing a vital role in the country. The soldier was the first to die since UK troops were deployed to the southern province of Helmand in May, and was killed during a battle… Read more »

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PM says death of Iraqi al-Qaeda leader al-Zarqawi is very good news
Al-Zarqawi death ‘a blow to al-Qaeda’

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was the “most vicious prosecutor” of the fight against democracy in Iraq and his death is a blow to terrorists everywhere, Tony Blair has said. The prime minister was speaking after the Iraqi prime minister confirmed that coalition forces had killed the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq in an air strike yesterday… Read more »