Kommissionen indbringer Østrig for Domstolen for jagt på vilde fugle
(WorldNews Environment)

The European Commission has decided to refer Austria to the Court of Justice of the EU for allowing the hunt of woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) during its reproductive period in the Land of Lower Austria, in breach of the EU rules on the conservation of wild birds. The woodcock is protected under the Birds Directive (Directive 2009/147/EC). The Directive recognises hunting of birds listed in Annex II of the Directive under certain conditions as a legitimate activity, but bans it...