Question 5470 — animals

Summary

Mr. Patrice Martin draws the attention of the Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty to the need for increased regulation of the lupine population in France. After its disappearance from the national territory at the beginning of the 20th century, the wolf naturally recolonized France from the 1990s, particularly from Italy. Today, its presence extends well beyond the Alpine and Pyrenees massifs, also affecting the Massif Central, the Vosges and certain plains. According to the latest surveys, the wolf population now exceeds 1,013 individuals, causing the predation of more than 12,000 livestock in 60 departments each year. In 2024, lupine attacks increased by 4.6%, with particularly notable cases, such as that of a breeder from Saint-Bérain-sur-Dheune, in Saône-et-Loire, victim of his 25th attack last January. THE Breeders face considerable losses, not only due to direct animal mortality, but also indirect impacts on reproduction, genetic selection and the economic viability of farms. These predations seriously weaken pastoral breeding, essential to the vitality of rural areas. The need for effective regulation of wolves is reinforced by the recent decision of the European Union, in December 2024, to lower its level of protection, going from “strictly protected” to “protected”, allowing greater flexibility in the management of this species. In this context, the decree of February 7, 2025, modifying that of February 21, 2024, expanded the possibilities for prefectural exemptions from the bans on the destruction of wolves. These regulatory advances must be accompanied by clear objectives and a policy of ambitious regulation in order to guarantee the sustainability of pastoralism. The National Rally has also taken up the subject, through its work in the European Parliament and the submission of a proposed resolution to the National Assembly. Also, he would like to know the concrete measures that the Government intends to implement to ensure effective regulation of the wolf in the context of its downlisting under the Berne Convention. He him also asks what numerical lupine population objectives it intends to set in order to reestablish a balance between the preservation of the species and the protection of breeders.

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