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Description
Import Licenses issued by the UK's Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) in 2015 for the importation of conservation birds from third countries. The dataset likely contains details on license type, issue date, bird quantity and breed, country of origin, and designated Border Inspection Post in England. This data is Crown Copyright, attributed to APHA 2016.
Use Cases
Monitor trends in the legal trade of conservation birds based on license issue dates and quantities.
Analyze the geographic origins of imported birds based on the country of origin field.
Assess biosecurity and inspection protocols based on the designated Border Inspection Post (BIP).
Study the diversity of traded species based on the breed information.
Strengths
Data is sourced from an official government agency (APHA), suggesting authoritative records.
The description specifies multiple concrete data points, including license type, date, quantity, breed, origin, and inspection post.
Limitations
Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
The dataset covers only a single year (2015), limiting longitudinal analysis.
Provenance
Source
Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), United Kingdom
Collection Method
Administrative records of issued import licenses.
Time Range
2015
Freshness
Last update date is unknown; data is from 2015.
Geography
Imports to England from third countries.
License is unknown; Crown Copyright suggests specific usage terms may apply.