Defra doesn’t know what it’s doing (not news) on catching up and bird flu
Defra really doesn’t like to rock the boat by reforming anything to do with recreational shooting in England. We suspect that this is because the boat was built, paid for and...
NGDA members selling game meat with high lead levels
The National Game Dealers Association claims that its members decided last year not to sell game meat which was shot with lead (toxic) ammunition from July 2022. The wording admits...
Young naturalist Benji Fallow donates artwork sales to Wild Justice
9-year-old Benjamin Fallow is a young artist and naturalist. He draws and paints from nature, and loves to draw out in the countryside – he’s been carrying paper and pens in ...
We write to Defra about gamebirds and avian flu
This summer has seen unprecedented levels of highly pathogenic avian flu in wild birds in the UK (and elsewhere). In recent years, this has been a winter disease, reaching the UK e...
New report on wildlife crime reveals lack of progress by Government
Wildlife & Countryside LINK, a coalition of 67 wildlife organisations, including Wild Justice, has today published its 6th annual report on wildlife crime. The report, covering...
Chris Packham discusses our Woodcock petition with Olivia Blake MP and Lord John Randall
Our latest petition, calling on the Government to limit the shooting season of Woodcock, has been zipping along as it heads for 100,000 signatures and hopefully a Parliamentary deb...
Our Woodcock petition passes 70,000, 71,000 and 72,000 signatures
Our petition to limit the Woodcock shooting season is going great guns – if you’ll pardon the expression. Yesterday it passed 70,000, 71,000 and 72,000 signatures! Here...
Judicial review of Northern Ireland badger cull
Our legal challenge against the badger cull in Northern Ireland was heard at Belfast’s High Court on Monday 21st November 2022 with The Honourable Mr Justice Scoffield presid...
