Petition · past parliament

Revoke permission of Natural England to allow killing of Buzzards under license

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Licence to Kill: Natural England – the non-departmental public body of the UK government responsible for ensuring England’s natural environments are protected and improved, issued a licence permitting the control of up to 10 Buzzards to prevent ‘serious damage to young pheasants’.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

30 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
3 Aug 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 3 Aug 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.