Question 3630 — animals

Summary

Ms. Annie Vidal draws the attention of the Minister of Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forests, Sea and Fisheries to the regulation of the wild boar population and compensation for damage caused by these animals. Since the law of December 27, 1968, the departmental hunter federations have supported compensation for damage caused by wild boars to agricultural crops. However, in recent decades, the proliferation of wild boars has become a major problem throughout France. In Seine-Maritime, around 12,000 wild boars are slaughtered each year, a figure which is not enough to contain their birth rate. This proliferation is exacerbated by the reduction in the number of hunters and the existence of non-huntable zones, representing around 30% of the territory, for reasons of security or ideological opposition to hunting. These areas become refuges for these animals, which cause significant damage not only to agricultural crops, but also to urban infrastructure such as sports fields and roads, where they are involved in numerous accidents. In 2024, the damage caused by wild boars in Seine-Maritime represented around 1.4 million euros in compensation, a cost that is increasingly difficult to bear for the wild boar federations. hunters. In addition, wild boars, which carry diseases such as swine fever, represent a threat to pig farms, with considerable potential economic consequences for farmers. While the overall national agreement signed on March 1, 2023 between the National Hunters Federation and professional agricultural organizations has enabled notable progress, certain points still require legislative developments. This concerns in particular the exceptional authorization for shooting around baiting points, inspired by practices in Alsace and Moselle, or better coordination between non-contentious and judicial compensation procedures which is essential to guarantee fair and effective compensation. In this context, she asks what measures she is considering to increase the effectiveness of regulating the wild boar population. She also questions him about the actions planned to share or alleviate the financial burden of compensation currently assumed by hunter federations.

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