Environmental groups in France have filed a court challenge against plans to reintroduce the threatened western capercaillie, a type of wood grouse, to the Vosges mountains. The bird is emblematic of the region but has been all but wiped out because of climate change and growing tourism.
Five NGOs said they had lodged an appeal against the government’s repopulation project, arguing that the underlying issues that first caused the bird’s disappearance remain unchanged.
