Last month, a petition circulated after Countryfile host Chris Packham voiced ‘controversial’ opinions against the hunting and killing of so-called pest animals. Packham’s non-profit company Wild Justice takes legal cases against public bodies on behalf of wildlife and recently lobbied against the killing of predatory birds in the UK, such as jays, woodpigeons and crows. … Continue reading Lethal management of pest birds: Is it scientifically or ethically justified?