I say this for the benefit of wildfowling societies.
I represent neither wildfowlers nor wildfowl, and that is all there is to it.
The main advantage of such a barrage would probably be to wildfowl, but even they will have nothing to feed on.
We have issued specific guidance on how to manage set-aside land (either non-rotational or rotational) for ground-nesting birds and for wildfowl.
That is not going to help our wildfowl to come in.
It should make their numbers controllable, if and when the danger to wildfowl sanctuaries, fish farms and so on, made it necessary.
What sort of wildfowl is she talking about in particular?
The likely consequences for migratory wildfowl and wading birds have been carefully assessed by experts, as have the possibility of providing some alternative feeding grounds.
