We were on Farming Today this morning, maintaining our position that Defra UK 's unlawful decisions on gamebird releases were tainted by the appearance of bias. Defra refutes this, but even their civil servants had warned Ministers about it!
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Dear Defra UK,

We have just sent you an email, informing you about our analysis of your consultation on Badgers and Bovine Tuberculosis. We believe we’ve identified weaknesses in parts of your consultation document.

You can read more about it here: wildjustice.org.uk/general/the-co…

We think this shows Defra’s consultation isn’t easily understandable, nor does it represent a fair series of questions that could be answered by a motivated member of the public.

We’ll be sending our results to Defra today.

Read our full blog: wildjustice.org.uk/general/the-co… 6/6

The Government has conceded a claim by environmental group Wild Justice alleging the unlawful grant of licences for the release of gamebirds in and around two protected habitats. Carol Day and Ricardo Gama represent leighdaylaw.info/3vLfPDQ

NEWS: A Wild Justice victory!

Defra has conceded that some of their gamebird licensing was unlawful.

Ministers did not adhere to the legal requirements of the Habitats Directive and the advice of Natural England.

Read the full story in our blog: wildjustice.org.uk/gamebird-relea…

Stobohope is a 1000 ha valley in the Peeblesshire hills, lying in a National Scenic Area. Rich in wildlife including black grouse and golden eagle. Scottish Forestry have awarded a £2m grant for 500 ha (5 km2) sitka spruce here without asking for an EIA. crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-stobo-h…

“We have received a letter from lawyers representing Wild Justice and the Badger Trust; we are considering this and will respond in due course,” a Defra UK spokesperson told @VetTimesUK.

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Top work by Kabir Kaul ! A brilliant young ambassador for conservation and communication .

Thank you to everyone who has supported the Regent’s Canal walk so far!

Your donations will be split evenly between London Wildlife Trust and Wild Justice, and I’d be very grateful for anything you can give.

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Euro_badger Protect the Wild Badger Trust Sussex Charlie Moores Badger Trust Born Free Foundation dominic dyer TheBadgerCrowd Wild Justice Assume you’re aware that: Badger Trust and Wild Justice jointly instructed Leigh Day solicitors to send an urgent request to DEFRA on 22 March. badgertrust.org.uk/post/badger-tr…

.Chris Packham explains that Inside Our Autistic Minds was a team effort #RTSAwards

Well done to Chris Packham for winning the Presenter award for Inside Our Autistic Minds. The jury was delighted with his ability to bring “charisma and directness to this programme – they were captivating” #RTSAwards

Today Badger Trust and Wild Justice have written to Defra - it’s about their ‘future Badger control policy’ consultation. We think it’s shockingly poor.

You can read our joint letter and statement on our blog here: wildjustice.org.uk/badgers/badger…