VICTORY! Wild Justice proves that trigger-happy Tories acted unlawfully
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Campaign group Wild Justice has announced the fantastic news that it has won a legal challenge against the government. The group took action after it found out that Defra had approved gamebird licences that Wild Justice knew were unlawful. Land owners who want to release pheasants and partridges near a Special Protected Area (SPA) must apply for a licence. In 2023, Natural England called for greater limits on the release of pheasants and partridges as avian flu ran rampant among wild bird populations. In June, July and August 2023, then-Environment Secretary Therese Coffey - or Richard Benyon, acting on her behalf - issued 1 licence for the release of birds to be shot in the Deben Estuary Special Protection Area, and 27 licences for the Breckland Special Protection Area.
VICTORY! Wild Justice proves that trigger-happy Tories acted unlawfully
VICTORY! Wild Justice proves that…
VICTORY! Wild Justice proves that trigger-happy Tories acted unlawfully
Campaign group Wild Justice has announced the fantastic news that it has won a legal challenge against the government. The group took action after it found out that Defra had approved gamebird licences that Wild Justice knew were unlawful. Land owners who want to release pheasants and partridges near a Special Protected Area (SPA) must apply for a licence. In 2023, Natural England called for greater limits on the release of pheasants and partridges as avian flu ran rampant among wild bird populations. In June, July and August 2023, then-Environment Secretary Therese Coffey - or Richard Benyon, acting on her behalf - issued 1 licence for the release of birds to be shot in the Deben Estuary Special Protection Area, and 27 licences for the Breckland Special Protection Area.