FROM WILD JUSTICE — THEY HAVE LISTED THEIR ACTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR - BLOODY WELL DONE

Good morning, Phew! 2025 has been another big year for Wild Justice, and none of what you’re about to read would have been possible without your support. Our small but hard-working team has been busy throughout, hitting the ground running in January and barely drawing breath as one season rolled into the next. Now that winter has come back around, it’s time to pause, just for a moment, to reflect on what we’ve been able to accomplish together. Here's our 2025 round up: January Our year begins with 50,000 signatures on our latest petition to Ban Driven Grouse Shooting. February We are granted permission for two cases to proceed to judicial review, one in Pembrokeshire (about planning permission for an outdoor centre) and one in Dartmoor (about overgrazing). March We win an appeal to have three further grounds accepted for our legal challenge in Pembrokeshire. Our Ban DGS petition reaches 75,000 signatures. April 100,000 signatures! Our Ban DGS petition is now eligible for debate in Westminster. We also cause a storm after Private Eye refuses to run more of our ads in their mag. May We win an appeal for our legal challenge against Natural England’s supplementary Badger cull licences to proceed to judicial review! We also announce a new challenge relating to the government's Planning and Infrastructure Bill. June Busy! Our Badger case crowd-funder reaches its target speedily (thank you), our Ban DGS petition receives a shambolic ‘debate’ in parliament, and our legal challenge is heard in Pembrokeshire. July We head to court for our case on Dartmoor, and the government announces an incoming ban on lead ammunition, after years of campaigning! August We begin an investigation into the unlawful release of gamebirds in southern England (report coming in January 2026). September We win our case in Pembrokeshire and the planning decision for the outdoor centre is quashed. We attend the inaugural Wild Summit event in Bristol and put on a phabulous show about Pheasants! October Another win! We shut down Natural England's attempt to hike our legal costs for our upcoming Badger case, winning a landmark victory for us and for future environmental campaigners. November Back to the High Court but this time we’re unsuccessful, as the court refuses permission for our challenge relating to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. We tried! December Our Badger legal challenge doesn’t go ahead as planned, due to a court administration error. We look forward to heading back to court in the New Year! We’re proud of what we’ve achieved this year, and although not everything went our way, we remain steadfast in our mission of being fearless in holding environmental decision-makers to account. Much of our work (although not all of it, by any means) involves taking legal challenges against governments and public agencies. This is a world that, to many, is intimidating, technical and costly. To Wild Justice, it’s become our habitat, and we spent more time in the High Court this year than ever before. We are fortunate to be represented by some of the leading lawyers in this field, who share our determination and provide us with unrivalled expertise and advice. Thank you to our core legal team at Leigh Day (Carol Day, Ricardo Gama, Tom Short, Tessa Gregory, Julia Eriksen and Madeeha Akhtar), at Matrix Chambers (David Wolfe KC) and Landmark Chambers (Barney McCay). We are also grateful to Alex Goodman KC and Alex Shattock at Landmark Chambers who represented us on our case relating to the Planning & Infrastructure Bill. Our biggest, and most important asset, is YOU, our incredible wildlife-loving supporters. Once again, this year you’ve helped us demonstrate what can be achieved when a small community of like-minded individuals stands together and fights together to give a voice to our beloved wildlife and the places it calls home. Whether you’ve been with us since the start, or found your way to us this year, you are part of the relatively small number of people who empower our work. Quite simply, Wild Justice wouldn’t exist without you. Thank you to all who have signed and promoted our petitions, filled in tedious and technical consultation documents, attended our events, shared our work, made a donation, written to your political representatives, tipped us off about unlawful decision-making, and cheered us on when others have sought to discredit and undermine our efforts. It is very much appreciated. If you like who we are, what we stand for, and how we do it, please consider making a small donation to help cover our costs. There are various ways of doing this, e.g. by cheque, bank transfer, or PayPal – you can find the details on our website here. Thank you. We wish you all a peaceful and wildlife-filled New Year and you can expect to hear from us early in 2026... Thank you, Wild Justice (CEO: Bob Elliot. Directors: Chris Packham and Ruth Tingay). This is the 259th 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. 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