Question 7931 — hunting and fishing

Summary

The national gendarmerie plays a decisive role in the protection of louveterie lieutenants, volunteer auxiliaries of the State. It fights against attacks to which they are subject such as damage, threats, violence and secures administrative raids and regulatory operations ordered by prefects. On the ground, the institution is strengthening its occupation of public space in order to dissuade the act. In the framework of the plan 239 new brigades, among the new units created, 14 are dedicated to the protection of the environment and contribute directly to the monitoring of hunting issues. At the national level, the command for environment and health (CESAN) maintains regular relations with the hunting world, supported since September 1, 2023 by staff from the French Biodiversity Office. At the local level, each elementary unit has a qualified soldier “environmental investigator” ensuring the proximity link with the cub scouts. On a legal level, victims are systematically encouraged to file a complaint and any reported offense gives rise to an investigation. The gendarmerie recorded 19 procedures in 2023 as well as in 2024, 21 procedures during the year 2025 and 2 during the 1st quarter of 2026. (48% threats, 26% violence, 22% contempt, 4% professional identity theft). The facts are concentrated mainly in the South of France. 30% of them are recorded in the departments of Hérault and Pyrénées-Orientales. The resolution rate reaches 57% in 2025, reflecting the particular attention paid to the protection of these state auxiliaries.

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