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    The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom implemented to comply with European Council Directive 79/409/EEC on...
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    respect of nature conservation, in particular to Part I of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The three main changes are: the maximum penalty is now a...
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    or otherwise escaped from captivity. In the UK, under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, it is illegal to release mink into the wild. In some countries...
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    The National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 97) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which created the...
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    Norfolk hawker which is protected under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and listed in the British Red Data Books on Insects as Category...
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  • Wildlife Act may refer to: Wildlife Act 1953 in New Zealand Wildlife Act 1976, Ireland Wildlife Act 2000, Ireland Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, of...
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  • system ecosystem Area of Special Protection, under the UK Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Athabasca Oil Sands Project, heavy oil development in northern...
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  • Act: A study of habitat protection under Section II of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 was written in 1984 by William Adams, later Professor of Geography...
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    the smooth newt and palmate newt are not listed, the sale of either species is prohibited under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981. In Europe, nine...
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    (section 28(1A & 1B) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 as amended by Part 2 of Annex 13 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2010). Access to SSSIs...
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  • offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, stop and search; seize and detain evidence; or make an arrest. Most wildlife crimes are crimes of...
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    species. The slow worm population has been decreasing, and under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, to intentionally kill, injure, sell, or advertise...
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    Heritage, or Natural Resources Wales) using section 35(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. If a nature reserve is designated by a local authority in...
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    Cheshire and north-east Wales. It is classified as an endangered species, protected under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The northern...
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    Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 came into force in July 2012 that superseded the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. This act states that is an offence...
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    diet. Since the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, it has been illegal to capture, attempt to capture or sell any British bird, and only those on Schedule...
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    laying has been observed and it appears to be spreading. It is protected under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and listed in Category 1...
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    Britain's most threatened butterfly and is listed as a vulnerable species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Like other fritillaries it is dependent...
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  • species of raptors. According to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, a law in the UK, one cannot disturb wildlife nests, which includes taking any eggs...
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  • under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended). In the past, fossils from the Lower Triassic of France and Upper Triassic of Germany...
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  • by the Game Act 1831. Other (non-game) birds that are hunted for food in the UK are specified under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. UK law defines...
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  • Natura 2000. In the UK the Directive is implemented by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Conservation movement List of European Union directives EU...
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    Retrieved 1 November 2020. Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (9). United Kingdom. 1981. "Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Archived copy)". Archived...
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    Conservation Areas) Act 1990 Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Weeds Act 1959 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...
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    Wildlife and Countryside Act. Rock samphire or sea fennel has fleshy, divided aromatic leaves that Culpeper described as having a "pleasant, hot and spicy...
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    50 active punt guns still in use. The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 limits punt guns in England and Wales, and in Scotland, to a bore diameter of 1...
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  • Merionethshire, Denbighshire and Flintshire with over 9300 members. It is a registered charity and a member of the Wildlife Trusts Partnership with the...
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    Bundesländer, and the species is protected in some (e.g. Burgenland). Great Britain: protected in England under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, making...
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    land and the environment is managed. The Act also amended earlier environmental legislation, including the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and the Deer...
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    listed in Annex II of the EC Habitats Directive and Schedule 5 of the UK's Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. It is also listed as Endangered in the GB Red...
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