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Written question asked by Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green Party) on Wednesday, 2 April 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 April 2025. It was answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Labour) on Saturday, 12 April 2025 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Wild Boar: Dartmoor

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish a new Wild Boar Action Plan following the appearance of a new population in Dartmoor National Park.

Answer

Primary responsibility for wild boar management lies with local communities and individual landowners. Defra works closely with stakeholder organisations to ensure communities, local authorities and landowners have access to guidance and information where needed to control populations and mitigate the impact of feral wild boar in their areas. Advice and further information on licensing and legislation relating wildlife management including wild boar is available on GOV.UK.

As part of ongoing work on contingency plans relating to wildlife disease management, Defra is undertaking a review of the Feral Wild Boar Action Plan. We will announce further details on this in due course.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL6470
Session
2024-26
Related items
Wild Boar: Dartmoor
Thursday, 24 July 2025
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Environment protection Dartmoor Wild boar
Link
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