Waitrose still selling gamebirds contaminated with toxic lead shot, despite telling customers it only stocks lead-free gamebirds
Lead is a poison and has been removed from many formerly common uses such as for water pipes and fishing weights, and in petrol and paints. But it is still legal to use lead ammuni...
Natural England attacks the principles of the Aarhus Convention
Wild Justice and Badger Trust are mounting a legal challenge against the decision of Natural England (NE) to issue licences for Badger culling, made after pressure from the Departm...
Natural England and Thursley Common
This was the scene on a Surrey heathland managed by Natural England – a heath with a panoply of designations to protect its wildlife from harm – one evening in June thi...
Dartmoor – commonly badly managed
This blog provides background to our legal challenge of the Dartmoor Commoners’ Council – see previous blogs here (22 July) and here (30 August). The background to our ...
Wild Justice challenges Dartmoor Commoners’ Council in High Court to tackle deterioration of wildlife habitats
Wild Justice is taking High Court action in a bid to make the guardians of Dartmoor common land ensure the commons are brought back into favourable condition, which will include ta...
Taking the next step with our badger cull challenge
Today we’ve announced we’re taking the next steps in our legal challenge of badger culls, alongside the Badger Trust. See the press release from our lawyers, Leigh Day,...
We’re challenging over-grazing on Dartmoor
Today we share the news that we’re beginning a challenge concerning the over-grazing of Dartmoor’s commons. You can read the press release from our lawyers, Leigh Day, ...
Disturbance of Surrey heathland – what can you tell us, please?
Wild Justice has received information about an event on a Surrey lowland heath (which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Special Protection Area and a Special Area of Cons...
