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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Pheasant shoots scaled back across UK after bird flu import bans

A pheasant shoot in Lancashire
A huge number of the pheasants shot in the UK are imported from factory farms in Europe. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Pheasant shoots across the UK are being shut down or dramatically scaled back this year because of import bans on the birds after an outbreak of bird flu.

A huge number of the gamebirds shot in the country are imported from factory farms in Europe. Experts have said this practice should stop or be reduced because it risks spreading disease and has troubling implications for native nature and biodiversity.

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