DEFRA announces 3 new general licences

DEFRA has announced that three new general licences will be available from Friday 14th June. The new licences will allow users to control certain species of wild birds in order to:

• conserve wild birds and flora or fauna (WML GL34)
• preserve public health or public safety (WML GL35)
• prevent serious damage to livestock, foodstuffs for livestock, crops, vegetables, fruit, growing timber, fisheries or inland waters (WML GL36)

Further detail is available on the GOV.UK website.