‘Non' to bird hunt

Controversial plans to kill thousands of wild birds in France by hunters are stopped by the high court

- Simon Birch

French environmentalists are celebrating a huge victory after the highest court in France blocked an attempt by President Macron’s government to allow hunters to kill thousands of endangered wild birds.

Eight new government decrees that had authorized a number of long-standing bird hunting practices have been suspended to the delight of the conservation group, Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux (LPO).