Question 2441 — hunting and fishing

Summary

Mr. Matthias Renault draws the attention of the Minister of Ecological Transition, Energy, Climate and Risk Prevention to the impact of recent European regulations concerning waterfowl hunting and the concerns they raise within hunting associations and the rural world. Waterfowl hunting, practiced by several hundred thousand hunters in France, constitutes an essential element of the country's cultural and rural heritage. However, proposals from the European Commission, based on data sometimes considered incomplete or questionable, could endanger this tradition. In particular, moratoriums targeting certain species such as the pochard, the whistling duck, the northern shoveler and the pintail duck are being considered, despite studies showing the stability, or even increase, of wintering populations of some of them. The MP asks the Minister to specify the protocols applied by the French Biodiversity Office to collect and transmit data concerning huntable species to European authorities. It seems, in fact, that part of this data comes from organizations such as the League for the Protection of Birds, known for its anti-hunting positions, without systematic consultation of hunting associations, even though they hold rigorous and reliable databases. These hunting organizations, however, actively participate in monitoring populations using scientific tools such as GPS tags, precise counts and analyzes as well as data provided by the eleven specialized radars for monitoring migration. The MP also wishes to know what measures the Minister plans to put in place to guarantee the sustainability of waterfowl hunting, reconciling respect for traditions, preservation of biodiversity and sustainable management of species. It is essential that this practice, which represents an art of living and an important part of the cultural and rural heritage, is defended in the face of external decisions from Brussels likely to weaken the vitality of the territories. He would like to know his position on the subject.

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