# Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Schedule 6: Animals which may not be Killed or Taken by Certain Methods

Extent: E+W+S

Common name
Scientific name
Badger
Meles meles
Bats, Horseshoe (all species)
Rinolophidae
Bats, Typical (all species)
Vespertilionidae
Cat, Wild
Felis silvestris
Dolphin, Bottle-nosed
Tursiops truncatus (otherwise known as Tursiops tursio)
Dolphin, Common
Delphinis delphis
Dormice (all species)
Gliridae
Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus
Marten, Pine
Martes martes
Otter, Common
Lutra lutra
Polecat
Mustela putorius
Porpoise, Harbour (otherwise known as Common porpoise)
Phocaena phocaena
Shrews (all species)
Soricidae
Squirrel, Red
Sciurus vulgaris
Note. The common name or names given in the first column of this Schedule are included by way of guidance only; in the event of any dispute or proceedings, the common name or names shall not be taken into account.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/69/schedule/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981/schedule-6
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