- Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Adviser to Government - http://www.jncc.gov.uk/
The JNCC is the UK Government's wildlife adviser, undertaking national and international conservation work on behalf of the three country nature conservation agencies. Includes press releases and publications.
- DEFRA: Wildlife and Countryside Directorate - http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/index.htm
Details on how it enhances opportunity in rural areas, improves enjoyment of the countryside, and conserves and manages wildlife resources.
- DEFRA: PAW Wildlife Law Publications - http://www.defra.gov.uk/paw/publications/
Online and hardcopy publications about UK law regarding wildlife and the enforcement of these laws. From the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime.
- Basking Shark Proposal - http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/gwd/shark/index.htm
Proposal by the UK Government to include the Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
- CITES - http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/gwd/cites/index.htm
Information on the UK Government's position on The Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
- Guide to Wildlife Law Enforcement in the UK - http://www.defra.gov.uk/paw/publications/law/default.htm
Compiled and edited by Michael Bradley Taylor QPM, the guide covers a range of topics from native birds to poaching, cruelty, trapping and poisoning.
- Minimising Disturbance to Cetaceans - http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/whales/cetacean.pdf
UK Government guidelines on minimising the disturbance to cetaceans from whale watching and recreational activities. [pdf]
- PAW Bulletins - http://www.defra.gov.uk/paw/bulletin/default.htm
Copies of the bi-annual publication from the Partnership for Action against Wildlife Crime.
- White-Headed Duck Task Force - http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/whd/index.htm
Recommendations for action within the UK to conserve the globally threatened White-headed duck.
- Wildlife Crime and the Wildlife Inspectorate - http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/wildcrime/index.htm
Wildlife law enforcement in the United Kingdom. From the UK Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR).
- The Zoos Forum - http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/gwd/zoosforum/index.htm
Established as part of the UK Government's proposals to modernise British zoos and ensure that captive wild animals are properly cared for into the next century.
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