As regular CFZ-watchers will know, for some time Corinna has been doing a column for Animals & Men and a regular segment on On The Track... particularly about out-of-place birds and rare vagrants. There seem to be more and more bird stories from all over the world hitting the news these days so, to make room for them all - and to give them all equal and worthy coverage - she has set up this new blog to cover all things feathery and Fortean.

Thursday 25 September 2014

Proposal to force farmers to 'shoo before they shoot' pest birds rejected

By WMNPBowern | Posted: September 16, 2014

A proposal by Natural England that farmers and others who control pest bird species should have try to shoo them away before they could legally shoot them has been rejected.

The measure was widely opposed by shooting groups and farmers who registered their concerns during the consultation period earlier this year.

They warned it would have made the shooting of woodpigeons, a major threat to arable crops in the UK and other species that are controlled because of the risks they pose, much more restricted than is currently the case.

There were also proposals to take some species of the crow family off the list of birds that can currently be legally shot to protect crops and health.



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