Tighter rules ahead for Welsh shooting

摘要

General licences permitting Welsh farmers and landowners to control pest birds could be tightened following a review by Natural Resources Wales (NEW).A consultation exercise launched by the Welsh government-sponsored body includes a proposal to reduce the number of bird species that can be controlled.The body said certain corvid species, such as magpie, jackdaw and jay, could be removed from general licences after evidence suggested their numbers were in decline in Wales.