Conor O'Gorman
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Defra call for evidence: your shooting story | ShootingUK (opens the original)
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Conor O'Gorman urges the shooting community to submit personal evidence for Defra's game shooting review before the 1 November deadline, and shares the stories already coming in How wonderful to read the many emails you have shared with BASC for your submissions to Defra’s game shooting review. Thank you and please keep them coming. To recap, Defra’s public call for evidence on the positive and negative impacts of gamebird rearing, release and shooting in England is open until 1 November. It cov
Defra call for evidence: how to respond | ShootingUK (opens the original)
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Defra has opened a review into every aspect of game shooting in England, and BASC's Conor O'Gorman argues that we cannot allow our opponents to decide the outcome by default On 4 September Defra published a call for evidence on the positive and negative impacts of gamebird rearing, release and shooting in England. The review covers pheasant, red-legged partridge, mallard and red grouse, and the opportunity to take part ends on 1 November. As BASC asserted when the call for evidence was announced
Natural history GCSE – what it means for shooting | ShootingUK (opens the original)
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If shooting helps to shape it, a new natural history GCSE could open teenagers’ eyes to land management, says Conor O’Gorman We constantly read and hear in the media about the need to reconnect people with nature. That’s a hard concept to fathom for anyone with an interest in fieldsports. Many of us were introduced to the outdoors by a family member from a young age, and as a result gained a lifelong interest in the natural world. My earliest memories are of worm fishing for small trout in mount
Scottish general licences review – have your say | ShootingUK (opens the original)
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NatureScot has opened the first phase of its review of Scotland's general licences, with a public consultation on the 16 licences proposed for 2027 closing on 31 August. BASC's Conor O'Gorman explains what is at stake and why the shooting community needs to respond Scotland’s general licences are under review, and for once this is a consultation where the shooting community can shape the outcome rather than simply brace for it. NatureScot, the Scottish Government’s nature agency, has opened the
Natural England must rethink its approach | ShootingUK (opens the original)
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Following the recent judgment against Natural England, Conor O'Gorman calls for an urgent shift in how conservation is regulated As you may know, BASC recently won its High Court challenge against Natural England (NE), with Mr Justice Ritchie ruling that the regulator acted outside the law in its approach to the licensing of gamebird releases (News, 22 July). A day after the ruling NE published an article on its website titled High Court judgment threatens protections for England’s international
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