Luxembourg, 13/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - The Court of Justice has just ruled against Spain because the Province of Guipuzcoa was continuing to authorise the practice of hunting wood pigeons returning towards their nesting areas, known in Spanish as a contrapasa hunting, and which goes against provisions of the European directive on the protection of wild birds. The Spanish government invoked social pressure and strong support for this type of hunting in the province, quoting as proof the...