Because of the import restrictions placed on the birds following an epidemic of avian flu, pheasant shoots are being shut down or significantly reduced this year throughout the UK. Many of the gamebirds shot in the nation are imported from European factory farms. According to experts, this practice has to end or be curtailed since […]
Tag: Partridges
Hundreds of dead pheasants discarded in black bin bags
Disturbing images have emerged of two dozen dead pheasants casually discarded in black bin bags at a North Wales woodland. Welfare campaigner Judi Hewitt said the discovery, near Tremeirchion, Denbighshire, was “yet more proof” of the disregard for bird life shown by many pheasant shoots. She released the pictures as Wales’ environmental watchdog confirmed it […]
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 […]
Defra challenged over ‘unlawful’ release of 57m game birds in UK
Environmental campaigners have issued a legal case against the government to try to halt the release of more than 50m non-native game birds this summer, saying the birds could damage Britain’s most important wildlife sites. Wild Justice, a campaign group led by the environmentalists Chris Packham, Mark Avery and Ruth Tingay, said the annual release […]
Spanish Steppes – Extremadura Nov 2012, Limosa Holidays
Stephen was at Madrid’s Barajas airport and was all ready and waiting with the minibus parked closely for a quick getaway when the group arrived from London. Travelling through the city and out onto the main road to Badajoz was really quiet…once we cleared Madrid! Birds were seen right from the start with Common Magpies, […]