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Zookeepers in the South East say post-Brexit red tape is threatening their work to protect endangered species. / They say importing animals from EU countries has become 'hugely complicated and time consuming' and are being blocked from importing them as breeding partners.
An animal charity in Guernsey is facing challenges trying to return an endangered turtle to its native home of Gran Canaria.
The UK government’s decision to set catch limits for fish populations above those recommended by scientific advice is to be challenged in the courts by marine conservationists who accuse ministers of breaking their own post-Brexit rules.
Brexit, Bukhara deer and a red tape swamp
03/02/2023
Tuesday 31 January marked the third anniversary of Brexit and three years of struggle with animal transfers between zoos and aquariums across Britain and the EU, with numbers down from 1,400 transfers per year to just over 200.
On the 3-year anniversary of Brexit, zoos and aquariums across Great Britain have called on Government to end the endless red tape preventing conservation breeding. / An open letter signed by over 75 zoos and aquariums calls on British Government to negotiate with the European Commission and enable the transfer of zoo animals between Britain and the EU.
BREXIT has made the task of rewilding Scotland more difficult, the chief executive of a leading conservation charity has said.
What has Brexit got to do with the fate of the critically endangered big cat? Quite a lot - and many other species will be affected, too
19/04/2023
This is the story of Luka the Amur leopard ... No prizes for guessing that Luka was going to be yet another victim of Brexit.
Brexit red tape 'putting endangered species at risk' as animal conservation efforts at Howletts and Port Lympne affected
05/02/2023
An animal conservation boss has warned post-Brexit red tape delays are putting already endangered species at further risk.
A zoo has joined 75 other organisations calling on the government to end the red tape preventing breeding of rare animals like rhinos and giraffes. / Since leaving the EU, zoo animal transfers have plummeted, down from 1400 per year, to just over 200.
London Zoo among names to sign petition calling on action from Rishi Sunak. / Breeding schemes for endangered animals such as rhinos and monkeys are being harmed by Brexit red tape - zoos have warned.
Brexit stopping rhinos from mating
31/01/2023
UK zoos have been warned that breeding schemes for bison, rhinos, monkeys and other endangered animals are being harmed by Brexit. Previously, about 1,400 animals a year were transferred between British aquariums or zoos and those in Europe but red tape meant that last year, the number fell to just over 200.
Bosses warned they are being prevented from transferring animals such as rhinos and giraffes due to red tape created by the UK’s departure from the EU.
Charity behind Lowestoft's Africa Alive Zoological Reserve calls for government to unlock conservation barriers caused by Brexit
31/01/2023
The charity behind a Suffolk zoo has urged the government to unlock conservation barriers that were caused by Brexit.
An organisation that carries out repairs and maintains paths across the Lake District National Park faces an uncertain future due to declining funding.
The rare Von der Decken hornbill is looking for love after arriving as part of an endangered species breeding programme at Fife Zoo in Ladybank, Cupar.
The director general of the National Trust said that investment zones ‘represent a free-for-all for nature and heritage’.
Brexit bonfire of environment regulations will kill otters, dolphins and birds, warn conservationists
23/09/2022
Government’s plan to ‘streamline’ environmental regulations could put dormice, porpoises and bats under threat.
They will be joined by a young bull from Germany in mid-August, whose arrival was delayed by import complications related to Brexit.
A cross border group of zoos and aquariums in Ireland and the UK have called on politicians to sort out animal transfer issues caused by Brexit.
Zoos and aquariums from across the island of Ireland have written to the British and Irish prime ministers to call for an agreement on the transfer of animals post-Brexit.
Transfers of animals for conservation schemes involving Ireland, Britain and EU plunged from 1,400 in 2019 to just 48 last year.
British zoos are struggling with post-Brexit paperwork rules, undermining conservation efforts both in the U.K. and the EU.
It has been another gloomy week on the sunlit uplands of sovereign Britain, as a senior minister accused the EU of seeking “petty revenge” – and then hinted that the government might ban imports of European mineral water and seed potatoes.
Plans for new Fair Isle bird observatory return to drawing board as Brexit and Covid-19 thwart rebuilding efforts
21/02/2021
The charity behind the world-renowned Fair Isle bird observatory has been forced to return to the drawing board in its attempts to rebuild the centre, which was destroyed in a devastating fire nearly two years ago.