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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jon Ungoed-Thomas

WWF shelved report exposing River Wye pollution ‘to keep Tesco happy’

A picturesque stretch of the River Wye winding through a valley
The condition of the River Wye was downgraded to ‘unfavourable-declining’ last year by Natural England. Photograph: Nick Jenkins/Alamy

The wildlife charity WWF-UK shelved a report that warned how intensive chicken production is devastating the River Wye, the Observer can reveal.

Since 2018, the charity has received more than £6m in donations from the supermarket chain Tesco, which has faced action from campaigners over the decline of the Wye because many of the intensive poultry farms in the river’s catchment area are in its ­supply chain.

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