BASC survey hits 12,000 in less than a day
An average of 500 responses have been received each hour since the survey was launched.
General licence chaos cost BASC respondents £29 million, new infographic reveals
The financial losses reported to BASC following Natural England’s revocation of general licences in England was estimated to be around £29 million, a new infographic by BASC highlights.
More than 29,000 people responded to an online survey set up by BASC to gather evidence in just four days. Of those, 81 per cent reported financial or economic loss.
The infographic shows that respondents spent 3.4 million days annually controlling pest birds under the general licences.
Ninety-nine per cent of respondents reported damage, loss or risk.
The survey fed into BASC’s official response to Defra.
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Defra announces renewal of GL40-42 for two years without changes
Defra has advised BASC that there will be no changes to the general licences (GL40-42) when they renew from 1 January 2024 for two years.