15,000 hunters march on Dusseldorf in protest at legislation

European hunting and conservation body FACE writes: "Yesterday in Düsseldorf there was a great demonstration (over 15,000) of hunters and countryside people against a new regional legislation that disregards the positive role of hunters in wildlife management. FACE President Gilbert de Turckheim rallied the determined crowd and brought the solidarity of all European Hunters to those of Nordrhein-Westfalen. Hunters are a force for conservation. Hunters are part of our society!"

It is great to see the unity of European fieldsports and country people. We will keep you posted on developments in this story. As you know, we are members of FACE, who work hard for us on UK sporting interests at European level. Their website is:www.face.eu