Natural England (NE) is responsible for determining licence applications to take native birds of prey from the wild (‘wild take’) in England for use in falconry and aviculture. In early 2022, with the support of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), NE launched a review to inform the development of a specific DEFRA wild take licensing policy based on the latest evidence, expert advice, and in-depth stakeholder insights from across the falconry and non-falconry comm...
