The RSPCA has released pictures of a robin accidentally caught in a glue trap designed to catch rodents to highlight the danger they pose to wildlife at large – amid hopes the traps could soon be banned. The animal welfare charity and the wildlife presenter Chris Packham are calling for a ban arguing that they […]
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ECJ orders France to ban glue-trap hunting of songbirds outright
European judges have ordered France to outlaw the hunting of songbirds using glue sticks, a practice described by campaigners as barbaric and a threat to endangered species. French hunters argued the method was traditional and justified exemption from an EU ban introduced in 1979. Until recently, the French government had successfully sought an opt-out that […]