P-05-876 Protection of Red & Amber listed species in Wales
P-05-876 Protection of Red & Amber listed species in Wales
P-05-876 – Protection of
Red & Amber listed species in Wales
This
petition was submitted by Chris Evans having collected a total of 173
signatures.
Text of Petition
It
has recently come to light that Natural Resources Wales have been issuing
licences to allow the killing of species that appear on the RSPB's Red and
Amber lists in Wales for sometimes rather spurious reasons such as "protecting
cattle feed" and "air safety".
Other
methods are available to disperse birds that do not involve killing. All Red
listed species are under severe threat of extinction in Wales and thus the
level of protection needs to improve to prevent further loss to our natural
biodiversity.
The
management of Natural Resources Wales have an anthropocentric viewpoint of the
natural environment and thus are simply not fit for purpose when it comes to
environmental and biodiversity protection.
We,
the undersigned, contend that Natural Resources Wales is failing to protect the
natural environment and biodiversity in Wales.
We
demand that the ability of Natural Resources Wales (or any other body) to issue
licences to kill any Red or Amber listed species should be removed with
immediate effect and a less anthropocentric viewpoint be taken by management in
all issues relating to the environment and biodiversity.
Status
This petition was considered completed by the
Petitions Committee at its meeting on 04/02/2020.
The Committee considered further correspondence and
agreed to close the petition in light of the changes made to Natural Resources
Wales’s General Licences, including the removal of red and amber listed
species, and the wider Wild Bird Licensing Review being carried out in 2020.
Full details of the consideration of this petitions
by the committee and related documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.
It was first considered by the Petitions Committee
on 21/05/2019.
Additional Information
- Gower
- South Wales West
Further information
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 30/04/2019