Natural England

More wildlife research reports can be accessed on the Defra Wildlife and countryside research programme pages.

2005

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981: the monitoring of Brent goose licences [150 kB] - Annual review of 2003 - 2004 season, September 2005

Winter Mammal Monitoring Study Report [2.9 MB] - Produced for Defra by the British Trust for Ornithology and The Mammal Society, Report summary [360 kB], September 2005

Rodent infestations in domestic properties in England, arising from the 2001 English House Condition Survey [160 kB] - Prepared for the European Wildlife Division by Central Science Laboratory, York, July 2005.

Monitoring the behaviour of individual badgers during a sett exclusion excercise [340 kB], April 2005

The management of problems involving Badgers (Meles meles) [390 kB], April 2005

2004

An overview of the current status and protection of the Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) in the UK [300 kB], October 2004

Predicting the effects of removal on the English cormorant population [160 kB], September 2004
(see also Fish-eating birds)

The effects of varying the number of cormorant licences in the early years of a new strategy , September 2004

Summary of the monitoring of piscivorous bird licences: 2002 - 2003 season [740 kB], February 2004

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981: licensed shooting of piscivorous birds - Annual review of 2002 - 2003 season, February 2004

A review of methods used within the European Union to control the European Mole, Talpa Europaea , February 2004

Estimating the cost of road traffic accidents caused by deer in England , January 2004

A preliminary estimate of the cost of damage caused by deer to agriculture in England , January 2004

Reports on deer by the Rural Development Service: Current and future deer management options [230 kB], January 2004

2002

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981: the monitoring of Brent goose licences [150 kB] - Annual review of 2001 - 2002 season, September 2002

Summary of the monitoring of piscivorous bird licences: 2001 - 2002 season [250 kB], September 2002

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981: licensed shooting of piscivorous birds - Annual review of 2001 - 2002 season, August 2002

1998

The management of problems involving badgers (Meles meles) [1.7 MB] - Protection of badgers Act 1992 licensing cases dealt with on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from 1992 and 1996, 1998

Current Status and Potential Impact of Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) in the English Countryside: A Risk Assessment [3.4 MB], 1998

1995

The evidence for the presence of large exotic cats in the Bodmin area and their possible impact on livestock [980 kB]
Distribution map , 1995