France accused of failing to protect endangered birds

Official complaint lodged with EU says rules breached on hunting and trappingBird protection campaigners are to lodge an official complaint with the European Union accusing France of breaking rules on hunting and trapping and failing to protect endangered species.The Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux (LPO) is using the 40th anniversairy of the EU's "bird directive", which outlaws the "massive or non-selective" killing of birds to highlight what it deems cruel and illegal methods. Continue reading...