Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 51937
Birds: West Africa
Tabled: 13 May 2025
Answered: 20 May 2025
Named DayQuestion
Dave Doogan
Scottish National Party — Angus and Perthshire Glens
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of (a) trends in population levels of West African migratory bird species over the last 10 years and (b) the potential impact of the use of mist
Answer
Mary CreaghDefra has not made an assessment on trends in population levels of West African migratory bird species in the last ten years, nor has it made an assessment of the potential impact of the use of mist nets in Western African countries on these populations.