Wildlife campaign group Wild Justice has today sent a formal legal letter to the Secretary of State, asking about the apparent lack of action from DEFRA on the need to properly assess the annual release of millions of non-native gamebirds.
The letter is a pre-action protocol letter, which gives DEFRA notice of a proposed claim for judicial review if an adequate response isn’t received by 3rd February 2020.
For background detail and a copy of the letter see the Wild Justice blog here.

Do you think that your actions, and success in getting issues raised, is one of the reasons that Johnson wants to review the use of judicial review? It is the usual response of his kind to being found to be acting illegally to change the law to legitimise their misdemeanours. He will be joining a, not exactly illustrious, group that includes Silvio Berlusconi; Donald Trump and Sepp Blatter.
Brilliant. Well done again, Wild Justice. I will donate more as soon as I can.
Yes, well done from me, too:-) (I donate monthly… hint!)