French hunters claim tradition justifies their exemption from EU rules. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A robin trapped by a French hunter’s glue-stick. Photograph: Andrew Parkinson/AlamyThe LPO claims French hunters kill an estimated 17 million birds every year – more than any other country – from 64 species. Camoin, who has been hunting birds since he was a boy, when he went with his grandfather, is sceptical. Facebook Twitter Pinterest French hunters claim to be defenders of ecology.

Source: The Guardian November 30, 2019 12:22 UTC