RSPB launches fresh attack on gamebird releasing
The charity announced its change of policy at its annual general meeting. Jeff Knott, the RSPB’s director of policy and advocacy, told Shooting Times: “Over the past two years we have sought improved environmental standards and better compliance with existing rules and regulations. Unfortunately, we have seen little progress and no evidence pointing to substantial change. In the context of a nature and climate emergency, the current largely voluntary framework has failed to deliver the necessary changes. “We now believe only further regulation and better enforcement of existing rules wil...