英国环保监察官指控政府机构未能保护野鸟种群。 UK environmental watchdog accuses government bodies of failing to protect wild bird populations.

联合王国环境保护办公室(OEP)指控环境部(Defra)和英国自然局可能未遵守保护野鸟的法律。 The UK's Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has accused the Environment Department (Defra) and Natural England of potentially failing to comply with laws protecting wild birds. OEP声称,政府可能无视养护团体关于更好地保护鸟种的建议。 The OEP claims the government may have ignored recommendations from conservation groups to better protect bird species. Defra和自然英格兰公司都得到了两个月的时间对指控作出答复。 Both Defra and Natural England have been given two months to respond to the allegations. 《行动计划》还强调野生鸟类、特别是农田鸟类数量下降,长期下降约61%。 The OEP also highlighted declines in wild bird populations, particularly farmland birds, which have decreased by about 61% over the long term.