Conservation of Wildlife (Jersey) Law 2000: Proposed amendments to Schedule 1

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A decision made 7 November 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2013-0124
Decision Summary Title:	Amendments to Schedule 1 of the Conservation of Wildlife (Jersey) Law 2000		Date of Decision Summary:	10 October 2013
Decision Summary Author (Job Title):	Principal Ecologist		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title:	Amendments to Schedule 1 of the Conservation of Wildlife (Jersey) Law 2000		Date of Written Report:
Written Report Author (Job Title):	Principal Ecologist		Written Report : Public or Exempt?
Subject: Amendments to Schedule 1 of the Conservation of Wildlife (Jersey) Law 2000
Decision(s): The Minister authorised the drafting of the amendment to Schedule 1 of the Conservation of Wildlife (Jersey) Law 2000 to substitute the scientific name given for the Jersey bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus ssp. caesarius) with the scientific names (Myodes glareolus spp. caesarius also known as Clethrionomys glareolus ssp. caesarius). The Minister authorised the drafting of the amendment to Schedule 1 of the Conservation of Wildlife (Jersey) Law 2000 to substitute the scientific name given for the palmate newt (Triturus helveticus) with the scientific name (Lissotriton helveticus also known as Triturus helveticus).
Reason(s) for Decision: The proposal accords with the States Strategic Plan of implementing the Biodiversity Strategy. The proposed Amendment would confirm the protected status of the populations of the Jersey bank vole and palmate newt found in Jersey for the purposes of the Law.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Law Draftsman to be requested to prepare draft legislation required.
Signature:		Position:
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Conservation of Wildlife (Jersey) Law 2000: Proposed amendments to Schedule 1

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Briefing Note

Subject :	Proposed amendments to the Conservation of Wildlife (Jersey) Law 2000
Date :	29 July 2013

File reference :	L/Nat Env/wildlife Law/draft MD’s
Signed :	John Pinel, Principal Ecologist
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Recent research and modern DNA analytical techniques sometimes leads to greater understanding of the relationships within and between species. Recent research supported by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has required a change in the taxonomy of species which are represented locally.

The Jersey Bank Vole is an endemic sub-species of bank vole which only exists in Jersey. It has recently been assigned to a different Genus. It is currently described in Schedule 1 of the Conservation of Wildlife (Jersey) Law 2000 as Clethrionomys glareolus ssp. caesarius and the naming has changed to Myodes glareolus ssp. caesarius. In order to ensure that the correct species is identified in the law it is proposed to replace the name Clethrionomys glareolus ssp. caesarius with the words; Myodes glareolus spp. caesarius also known as Clethrionomys glareolus ssp. caesarius

The palmate newt, Jersey’s only newt species has also recently been assigned to a new Genus. It is currently described in Schedule 1 of the Conservation of Wildlife (Jersey) Law 2000 as Triturus helveticus and it is proposed to change the wording to Lissotriton helveticus also known as Triturus helveticus

A single specimen of the Early Spider orchid Ophrys sphegodes, last recorded in Jersey in the 1920’s, was found earlier in 2013. It is proposed to add the orchid to the list of protected plants described in the Conservation of Wildlife (Protected plants) (Jersey) Order 2009 of the Law in order to ensure that all orchid species growing wild in Jersey are protected.