http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-31831665

Thanks to Independent Councillor and Parliamentary candidate Claire Wright who campaigned to keep them from the very beginning and liaised with Defra and Devon Wildlife Trust to ensure that, in line with local public opinion, they would be allowed to stay, if healthy.

Hugo Swire merely noted on his website that he was pleased to hear the news they might be allowed to stay.