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This category contains 13 sites:

• A Guide to Wildlife Law Enforcement in the UK - Compiled and edited by Michael Bradley Taylor QPM, the guide covers a range of topics from native birds to poaching, cruelty, trapping and poisoning.
• Basking Shark Proposal - 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 - Information on the UK Government's position on The Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
• Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Adviser to Government - The JNCC is the UK Government's wildlife adviser, undertaking national and international conservation work on behalf of the three country nature conservation agencies. Site includes press releases and publications.
• Minimising Disturbance to Cetaceans - UK Government guidelines on minimising the disturbance to cetaceans from whale watching and recreational activities.
• PAW Bulletins - Copies of the bi-annual publication from the Partnership for Action against Wildlife Crime.
• Protected Trees: A Guide to Tree Preservation Procedures - Guidance for the tree owners, the general public and amenity groups which answers some of the most common questions about tree preservation procedures in the UK.
• The Global Wildlife Division - Introduction to the GWD, who carry out the British Government's responsibilities for the conservation and sustainable use of wild species of animals, birds and plants.
• The Zoos Forum - 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.
• White-Headed Duck Task Force - Recommendations for action within the UK to conserve the globally threatened White-headed duck.
• Wildlife and Countryside - Sites contains briefing notes and recommendations on a number of topics; from preservation of the White-headed Duck to Leylandii and other high hedges.
• Wildlife Crime - Wildlife law enforcement in the United Kingdom. From the UK Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR).
• Wildlife Crime: A Directory of Forensic Expertise - Contains details of experts and institutions with expertise in a variety of forensic techniques used to investigate wildlife crime.

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