The court of first instance in Brussels has condemned the Flemish government for failing to adequately protect the wild hamster, reported environmental organisations Dryade and Vogelbescherming Vlaanderen (Bird Protection Flanders). The government must now take measures, including providing a required minimum area of suitable habitat and a sufficiently large hamster population.

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    “We hope that this ruling is a tipping point for the wild hamster,” stated Free Van Rompaey of Bird Protection Flanders

    I had to reread that part from ‘stating’ a few times, feared for a minute I’d had a stroke.

    Naming your child Free, although laudable, tends to be confusing in an increasingly Anglophone world.