Birds: Trapping

(asked on 30th June 2015) - View Source

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to improve public awareness of Larsen traps.


Answered by
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Rory Stewart
This question was answered on 3rd July 2015

Natural England’s Wildlife Management and Licensing team provides advice to those who wish to manage wildlife in England.

It is for individuals to decide on which wildlife management methods to use in order to address a particular issue. Government has no plans to raise public awareness of particular types of traps.

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