Written Question · S5W-16446 · Session 5
How many lethal control of ravens licences have been issued by Scottish Natural Heritage in each year since 2016, broken down by the (a) re…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government how many lethal control of ravens licences have been issued by Scottish Natural Heritage in each year since 2016, broken down by the (a) reason for issue and (b) number of ravens covered by each licence.
The answer
The detail of raven control licences issued by Scottish Natural Heritage are summarised in the following table.
Year
Number of Licences Issued
Number of Ravens Permitted to be Killed
Number of ravens killed
Reason
2018 (to end April)
141
1082
N/A (this information only becomes available from June onwards each year)
140 licences issued for preventing serious damage to livestock, foodstuffs for livestock, foodstuffs for livestock, crops, vegetables, fruit, growing timber, fisheries or inland waters. The Strathbraan licence was granted for science, research and education purposes for 69 birds (included in total)
2017
127
1133
637
All of the licences were for preventing serious damage to livestock, foodstuffs for livestock, crops, vegetables, fruit, growing timber, fisheries or inland waters.
2016
171
1129
649
All of the licences were for preventing serious damage to livestock, foodstuffs for livestock, crops, vegetables, fruit, growing timber, fisheries or inland waters.
Year
Number of Licences Issued
Number of Ravens Permitted to be Killed
Number of ravens killed
Reason
2018 (to end April)
141
1082
N/A (this information only becomes available from June onwards each year)
140 licences issued for preventing serious damage to livestock, foodstuffs for livestock, foodstuffs for livestock, crops, vegetables, fruit, growing timber, fisheries or inland waters. The Strathbraan licence was granted for science, research and education purposes for 69 birds (included in total)
2017
127
1133
637
All of the licences were for preventing serious damage to livestock, foodstuffs for livestock, crops, vegetables, fruit, growing timber, fisheries or inland waters.
2016
171
1129
649
All of the licences were for preventing serious damage to livestock, foodstuffs for livestock, crops, vegetables, fruit, growing timber, fisheries or inland waters.
In the Official Report
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