Call to ban marmot hunting in France as campaigners say they are ‘killed for fun’
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Animal protection organisations are preparing protests and petitions asking the French authorities to ban the hunting of alpine marmots. Although the species is not considered threatened in France, researchers warn that climate change affects populations, and females are born fewer and fewer. Every year, about 1,000 marmots are shot in France, The Guardian announces.
Population of the species has decreased due to the effects of the climate crisis. Hunters claim that hunting is rigorously supervised and regulated. Activists say it is "moral matter".
French animal rights activists want to convince the government to ban the hunting of Alpine marmots for recreation. Although the marmot is not an endangered species in France, the species is in decline due to the climate crisis. The rodents' hunting season begins in September, a few weeks before they hibernate.
More and more marmots are at the expense of intensive and cruel hunting. The associations call for a better regulation of this practice, before the species becomes threatened. Marmots are in danger. This small animal typical of France faces a resurgence of the hunt, which continues to reduce its populations. Yet, it is neither appreciated for its meat nor for its derivatives. The associations committed for the animal cause regret that it is bein…
In France, animal rights activists are preparing protests and petitions calling on the government to ban the hunting of Alpine groundhogs.
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