Despite several warnings, France has not yet put an end to illegal trade in the ortolan bunting (Emberiza hortulana), a migratory bird threatened with extinction. France is now being taken to the European Court of Justice for persistently infringing EU rules on the conservation of wild birds, explained the European Commission on Thursday 8 December.
The Birds Directive (2009/147/EC) prohibits activities that directly threaten birds, such as their deliberate killing or capture, destruction...