November

With Defra allocating £5 billion to farming and the environment over the next two years, here’s a breakdown of what’s changing and how it could impact you.

A ban on snaring, introduced as part of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024, will commence on Monday 25 November 2024. This means that, from this date, it will be an offence to set a snare in Scotland for the purpose of killing or restraining a wild animal.

Scottish law now mandates registration of decoy birds used in corvid trapping. Discover the details of this change, its implications for wildlife management, and how to comply.

All bird keepers are being urged to take action to protect their birds and remain vigilant and report signs of disease following an increase in risk levels and the first confirmed case in poultry this winter.

We're running two essential conferences for game managers in the first part of next year.