Environment minister Emma Hardy announced that shots containing more than 1% lead will be banned, alongside bullets with lead content exceeding 3%
Read more<strong>What members of the RSPB do in the privacy of their own home is their affair</strong>
<strong>Wildlife campaigners have increased efforts to fight the proposals for a badger cull</strong>
<strong>The European Council is seeking to take control of laws relating to pet animals</strong>
<strong>A new initiative recognises the conservation endeavours of Scottish sporting estates</strong>
<strong>David Frost reports on a genial shoot in the Chiltern Hills, where the challenging partridges and pheasants more than compensate for the rain</strong>