Naturenet: Schedule 6 Animals
Schedule 6 Animals
Animals which may not be killed or taken by certain methods.
Section 11(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 prohibits
the use of the following methods of killing or taking any
wild mammals: self-locking
snares, bows, crossbows, explosives (other than ammunition for a firearm), or
live decoys.
Section 11(2) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 prohibits
the use of the following additional methods for those wild
mammals listed on Schedule 6 of the Act: trap, snare or net, electrical device for killing
or stunning, poisonous, poisoned or stupefying substances or any other gas or
smoke, automatic or semi-automatic weapon, device for illuminating a target
or sighting device for night shooting, artificial light, mirror or other dazzling
device, sound recording, and mechnically propelled vehicle in immediate pursuit.
The following is the list of those wild mammals currently
on schedule 6:
- Badger
- Bats, horseshoe (all species)
- Bats, typical (all species)
- Cat, wild
- Dolphin, bottle-nosed
- Dolphin, common
- Dormice (all species)
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- Hedgehog
- Pine marten
- Common otter
- Polecat
- Porpoise, harbour or common
- Shrews (all species)
- Squirrel, red
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