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Wild Justice’s latest legal challenge, seeking a judicial review of the unregulated release of millions of non-native gamebirds in 2020, has been attracting some attention. Announced this morning, the news has hit the headlines at the Guardian with a particularly good article (here) from Phoebe Weston, who’s clearly taken the time to read the details […] RaptorPersecutionUK https://ift.tt/2wQP1mK

Wild Justice’s latest legal challenge, seeking a judicial review of the unregulated release of millions of non-native gamebirds in 2020, has been attracting some attention. Announced this morning, the news has hit the headlines at the Guardian with a particularly good article (here) from Phoebe Weston, who’s clearly taken the time to read the details […] from Raptor Persecution UK https://ift.tt/2wQP1mK via IFTTT

Wild Justice has lodged court papers seeking a judicial review of pheasant and red-legged partridge releases in 2020. [Seven week old pheasant chicks, often known as poults, in a release pen on an English shooting estate] The three co-founders of Wild Justice said: Chris Packham CBE: “DEFRA has been dragging its feet on this issue […] from Raptor Persecution UK https://ift.tt/39Y6o3g via IFTTT

Wild Justice has lodged court papers seeking a judicial review of pheasant and red-legged partridge releases in 2020. [Seven week old pheasant chicks, often known as poults, in a release pen on an English shooting estate] The three co-founders of Wild Justice said: Chris Packham CBE: “DEFRA has been dragging its feet on this issue […] RaptorPersecutionUK https://ift.tt/39Y6o3g

Last week we blogged about pigeon fancier Duncan Cowan who was convicted for shooting a sparrowhawk in Stirlingshire and was fined a pathetic £450 (see here). Incidentally, there’s more to that story, coming soon. Today, another pigeon fancier at the other end of the country has also been convicted of killing a sparrowhawk, this time […] RaptorPersecutionUK https://ift.tt/38XYuGR

Last week we blogged about pigeon fancier Duncan Cowan who was convicted for shooting a sparrowhawk in Stirlingshire and was fined a pathetic £450 (see here). Incidentally, there’s more to that story, coming soon. Today, another pigeon fancier at the other end of the country has also been convicted of killing a sparrowhawk, this time […] from Raptor Persecution UK https://ift.tt/38XYuGR via IFTTT

Last October the RSPB announced at its AGM that it was to undertake a policy review of gamebird shooting (see here). [Dead pheasants, photo by Getty] This welcome review had been prompted by ongoing environmental concerns including ‘the ongoing and systematic illegal persecution of birds of prey such as hen harriers on some sporting estates; the ecological […] from Raptor Persecution UK https://ift.tt/2w3JGbn via IFTTT