NEWS UPDATE
NRW licence changes “a disaster for rural Wales”
Countryside groups have reacted angrily to the decision by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to withdraw licences from a number of predator and pest species.
The new licences, which came into effect in early October, have several significant changes, including the removal of rooks from any control. It is therefore now a criminal offence to kill a rook in Wales.
Justifying the decision, NRW, which issues the licences, said: “In light of legal advice we concluded that
