On Mon, 17 May 2004 08:44:05 +0100, Malcolm wrote:

Hornets are protected.

No, I don't think they have any protection under UK law. However, as
several people have said, they are rarely aggressive and should be left
alone.

My information is that they are.

Well, they aren't listed on any schedule of the W&C Act so far as I can
see, so where does your information come from?

They may be in the EU protected species lists, I don't know if they all
apply to the UK though. They certainly are protected in Germany, Austria
and I'm pretty sure Switzerland. In Germany there is a fine of up to ten
thousand Euros.
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Tim C.