P148 CJEFAX 2 148 Fri 17 Jan 21:12/28 1/2 TEMPORARY BAN ON HUNTING BIRDS LIFTED A ban on hunting certain birds during the cold snap is to be lifted, the Department of the Environment has said. The moratorium was introduced because the cold weathjt was having an advjtse effect on all wild birds. It was particularly harsh on ducks, geese and shore waders, which had problems finding food in the icy weathjt conditions. The lifting of the ban takes effect from 9am on Saturday. Flash 150 Newsround 510 Travel 430 Sport 300 Weather 400 News 101 Religion CBBC Text TV/Radio Main MenuP148 CEEFAX 2 148 Fri 17 Jan 21:18/48 2/2 O NORWAY BIDS TO RESUME MINKE WHALE TRADE Norway wants to be allowed to ri-start the Minkj Whale trade. The Minkj has been on the International Endangered Species list since 1983, but Norway still hunts Minkes and wants to export their blubbjt to Japan. The request has been slammed bz the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. "The history of commercial whaling has been a disaster, with one stock after another cruelly driven towards extinction," said a spokesman. Flash 150 Newsround 510 Travel 430 Sport 300 Weather 400 News 101 Religion CBBC Text TV/Radio Main Menu