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<p><del class="ministerial">Surveys for black grouse are generally carried out at
country level, but vary in frequency and sampling methods. It is therefore not possible
to provide estimates at the UK level for the last five years.</del></p><p> </p><p><del
class="ministerial">The last comprehensive survey of the black grouse population was
undertaken in 2005, which estimated there were approximately 5100 breeding pairs in
Great Britain.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">In 2016 a formal estimate
of the black grouse population in Great Britain was produced by several UK conservation
bodies drawing on the data produced by country level surveys and using the International
Union for Conservation of Nature methodology. The 2016 population of black grouse
was estimated to be 5775 males (or breeding pairs).</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">I
and Defra officials regularly meet with representatives of the Local Government Association
and individual local authorities to discuss issues relating to household waste management.
These discussions encompass actions taken across the entire waste hierarchy, including
waste minimisation.</ins></p>
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