translate English to French: Between September 2005 when the programme began, and 15 January 2007, a total of 2,689 ruddy ducks have been shot in the UK; management of deer populations continues under relevant action plans and policies; in January 2006, we published a grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) action plan and policy document for England and the Red Alert North England project unveiled a proposed £1 million conservation scheme, including 16 red squirrel reserves, to save the species from encroaching grey squirrels.
Forestry Commission England has also launched new funding streams in support of this work, targeting these areas and surrounding buffer zones through its English Woodland Grants Scheme; the Environment Agency for England and Wales produced a revised code for developers on tackling Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica); we are progressing research into a bio-control agent for this plant and recently the Government has instigated public consultation on proposals to allow land remediation tax relief for responsible re-habilitation of land contaminated with Japanese knotweed; research has been undertaken in Scotland into the threat of hybridisation between our native bluebell species (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) and the imported Spanish bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica); we have undertaken research to develop and peer review a generic risk assessment methodology for IAS purposes involving experts within UK and abroad; and we have instigated early action to eradicate invasive alien species of water primrose (Ludwigia spp) before the plant becomes widely established.