https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Bird populations across an eerily quiet French countryside have collapsed, on average, by a third over the last decade-and-a-half, alarmed researchers reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180320/french-countryside-sees-collapse-of-bird-populations Tue, 20 Mar 2018 15:15:32 +0100 french-countryside-sees-collapse-of-bird-populations It is well known that France imports Spain’s wine, its jamon and its olive oil, but now Spain is sending a rather different cargo over the Pyrenees to its northern neighbour. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150410/spains-newest-export-to-france-vultures Fri, 10 Apr 2015 19:00:42 +0200 spains-newest-export-to-france-vultures Top French chefs, including Alain Ducasse, want to be able to serve a long-banned delicacy -- a tiny songbird that was a favourite of the late president François Mitterrand and is traditionally eaten whole while wearing a napkin over your head https://www.thelocal.fr/20140917/animals-birds-food-france-ortolan Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:45:00 +0200 animals-birds-food-france-ortolan The nasty weather that pounded France's coast for days exacted a tragic and hefty toll on marine wildlife. About 5,000 birds have washed ashore dead after heavy winds exhausted them and kept them from feeding, authorities said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140210/storms-kill-thousands-of-birds-on-french-coast Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:47:00 +0100 storms-kill-thousands-of-birds-on-french-coast