LEGAL JUSTICE WITH AN UPDATE

Good morning! Today we let you know of an award which we might win if you vote for us, update you on what the world is saying about Defra's licensing system for gamebird releases, tell you about our support for raptor workers, mention some funding going to fighting pollution on the River Wye, trail an event for next summer and thank those of you who have already responded to the lead ammunition consultation.      We're up for an award: Wild Justice is one of the short-listed candidates for the Birdwatch Conservation Hero Award  - which is quite cool. We're very relaxed about winning, and there are several other great names for whom you can vote, but we didn't want you to miss the chance - click here.    There are several more categories on which you can vote including the Guano Award for Environmental Harm - nobody wants to win that and it's so difficult to choose.    Our challenge to Defra on gamebird licensing: this is progressing but it's not just us who is interested. Kerry McCarthy MP (Bristol East) asked parliamentary questions about the issue - click here.    The website openDemocracy.net has featured our work - click here - and done some very useful digging of their own, and a short version of their article appeared in The Times last week with photos of Lord Benyon and his little country cottage where he, errrr, shoots Pheasants.    Northern England Raptor Forum: Wild Justice supported this conference in Barnsley in late November - combatting wildlife crime is an issue very close to our hearts. There were some great formal talks and much useful discussion in the breaks. Our Ruth Tingay gave the closing talk of the conference, about progress in Scotland in regulating grouse shooting.   River Action: we have, as it were, over the last three years, dipped our toes in the water over river pollution on the Wye - click here - and more generally on sewage discharges - click here. In a way, we started some investigations and challenges that others have picked up. We can't do everything, and don't want to, so we were happy to donate some unused funds from our work in this area to River Action for their work. Here's what River Action CEO, James Wallace said about us in a tweet:   'Happy Birthday WildJustice, Massive thanks to Chris Packham, Mark Averyand Ruth Tingay for starting the Judicial Review on River Wye targeting EnvAgency failure to enforce Farming Rules for Water which           River Action will be taking to High Court in February with Leigh Day'   An event next summer: we're thinking about one, in the summer, maybe not a long way from the Inglorious 12th, and maybe north of the Watford Gap!   Lead ammunition consultation: just a quick thank you to the hundreds of you who have responded to this consultation already following our newsletter on Thursday. Every response counts. We'll put more information on our blog and give you another reminding nudge with a newsletter very soon.   If you like what we do, then If you like what we do and would like to make a donation which will be used across our range of work, then please consider donating through PayPal, bank transfer or a cheque in the post - see details here. Thank you for all your donations.   That's it for now!       Thank you,   Wild Justice (Directors: Mark Avery, Chris Packham and Ruth Tingay).   This is the 171st Wild Justice newsletter.   This email was sent to you because you subscribed to it through the Wild Justice website or through an e-action or a petition where you ticked a box.  Thank you. We will only use your personal details to send you the Wild Justice newsletter. We will not give or sell your details to anyone else.  You can unsubscribe at any time: there is an unsubscribe button at the foot of this email or you can reply to this email and ask us to remove you from the list (the former will happen immediately, the latter might take a few days).

 

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