Drafting the Conservation of Wildlife (Amendment No. 5) (Jersey) Order 2009.

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A decision made (26/05/2009) regarding: Drafting the Conservation of Wildlife (Amendment No. 5) (Jersey) Order 2009.

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2009-0089
Decision Summary Title	Drafting the Conservation of Wildlife (Amendment No.5) (Jersey) Order 2009		Date of Decision Summary:	28 April 2009
Decision Summary Author:	Principal Ecologist		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title	Drafting the Conservation of Wildlife (Amendment No.5) (Jersey) Order 2009		Date of Written Report:	28 April 2009
Written Report Author:	Principal Ecologist		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Drafting the Conservation of Wildlife (Amendment No.5) (Jersey) Order 2009
Decision(s): The Minister for Planning and Environment authorised the drafting of the Conservation of Wildlife (Amendment No.5) (Jersey) Order 2009 to change the status of the Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) for the purposes of the Conservation of Wildlife (Jersey) Law 2000 from ‘wild bird’ to ‘protected wild bird’. The Order will come into force seven days after it has been made.
Reason(s) for Decision: The proposal accords with the States Strategic Plan of implementing the Biodiversity Strategy. Since the introduction of the Conservation of Wildlife (Jersey) Law 2000 a long term decline in the species has been documented both locally and nationally. The species has been added to the list of birds of High Conservation Concern in the United Kingdom.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: To instruct the Director of Environment to forward the necessary instructions to the Law Draftsman to prepare an Order for subsequent approval by the Minister to approve the Conservation of Wildlife (Amendment No.5) (Jersey) Order 2009.
Signature:		Position:
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Drafting the Conservation of Wildlife (Amendment No. 5) (Jersey) Order 2009.

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT

ENVIRONMENT DIVISION

conservation of wildlife (jersey) law 2000

Purpose of the Report

The purpose of this report is to request that the Minister authorise the drafting of the Conservation of Wildlife (Amendment No.5) (Jersey) Order 2009.

Background and discussion

Under Article 2 (2) of the Conservation of Wildlife (Jersey) Law 2000 all birds are protected unless they are specifically identified as not being protected in Schedule 1 Part 2 of the Law.

The Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is currently not protected under the Law.

Long-term monitoring in the United Kingdom has indicated that starling numbers have been in decline since the 1960s. The species has recently been added to the list of birds of high conservation concern in the United Kingdom.

A decline in the population of the Common starling has also been noted in Jersey. The proposed Conservation of Wildlife (Amendment No.5) (Jersey) Order 2009 would change the status of the species for the purposes of the Law from ‘wild bird’ to ‘protected wild bird’.

Relevant Local Strategies and Plans

Strategic Plan 2006 - 2011

Protection of bird species under the provisions of the Conservation of Wildlife (Jersey) Law 2000 complies with:

Commitment 1.1.1 and 1.1.2 implement the five Environmental Priorities in the Executive Summary of the “The State of Jersey – a report on the condition of Jersey’s environment (January 2005)” and the “Biodiversity Strategy for Jersey”,

Planning and Environment Business Plan

Business Plan ref EMRE5: Protect Island’s natural ecosystems and conserve their associated biodiversity. Implement Biodiversity Strategy.

Recommendation

That the Minister instructs the Director of Environment to request that the Law Draftsman prepare Conservation of Wildlife (Amendment No.5) (Jersey) Order 2009 for subsequent approval by the Minister so that the Order may be brought into force.

Written by:	Principal Ecologist

Approved by:	Director of environment

Attachment:

Correspondence from La Société Jersiaise and from The National Trust for Jersey