Habitat Protection

We will consider whether the protection provided to wild habitats by UK legislation (and the enforcement of such legislation) is sufficient to meet the welfare requirements of wild animals. Specific focus points include:
a) Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (“CHSR”): The effectiveness of the implementation and practical enforcement of the CHSR, including the recommendations of the Law Commission’s Review of Wildlife Law (2015); and
b) Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (“WCA”): The effectiveness the WCA given the limitation of its scope certain of its provisions to species explicitly listed in its schedules.

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Our bitesize introduction to animal law series included this informative lecture addressing some of the issues around wildlife protection in the UK