Same reason, same result. The State Council on Friday suspended the traditional lark hunting permits issued by the government in some departments, satisfying the associations that accuse the president of the republic of wanting to give gifts to hunters.
The temporary judge of the Council of State, arrested by the League for the Protection of Birds (LPO) and One Voice, considered that the government’s decrees of October 4 risked to contradict the European law on the protection of birds, and therefore there is;serious doubts about their legitimacy“According to the deliberated decision of the French Press.
“The Council of State is yet another scorn for Emmanuel Macron, who continues to want to allow this medieval practice, and under pressure from hunters, it is already considered illegal.“The League for the Protection of Birds (LPO) responded on Twitter.
“My dream would be for the Ministry of Ecological Transition to be concerned with endangered birds rather than providing entertainment for hunters.Muriel Arnal, the president of One Voice, announced to “France Presse” that he raised against Minister Christophe Bechu.he said (in front of deputies, ed. note) that he would wait for the decision of our appeals last year to allow or not to allow this hunt;“.
New auditions Monday
A year ago, in October 2021, decrees allowing the traditional hunting of larks and other birds (thrushes, blackbirds, lampreys, goldfinches) were already suspended for similar reasons, following the same procedure. The urgency of the referral. But the decision on the merits of these cases has not yet been made. The hearings should be held on Monday in front of the State Council.
Without waiting, the government resumed the permit decisions, only this time for the lark. “I assume the decision was madeThe day after the publication of the decrees, on October 8, Minister Bechu announced on Franceinfo, without specifying who made the decision. In their reactions, the associations directly involved the president of the republic.
The first text allowed the capture of a lark.”using a pair of horizontal grids (+pantes+)» In Gironde, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne and Pyrénées-Atlantiques from October 1 to November 20. The second decree stated “pants» for the 2022-2023 season, i.e. up to 56,672 in Lander.
Another text that allows hunting using cage traps (“matolsfrom October 1 to November 20 in Landers and Lot-et-Garonne, again with quotas of several thousand individuals. European directivebirds2009, however, prohibits mass hunting of birds without distinguishing between species. But an exception is possible.provided it is duly justified, and since no other satisfactory solution+ exists for the capture of certain birds;“.
However, according to the judge.The minister has not shown that these traditional hunting methods are the only ones that allow meteorites to be hunted in these departments.“result that can be obtained”by shooting or breeding“Explains the press release of the State Council. Moreover, the judgenotes that the methods thus permitted lead to the capture of other birds and cannot be considered selective“, since “At least 15-20% of other birds are indeed hunted by moths“.
“The Minister does not provide figures for underpants, whose nets can measure up to 50 m2, with nets that prevent other birds from escaping.“, states the State Council, threatening”significant damageon protected species. “If the disputed decisions also emphasize the goal of preserving the so-called + traditional + hunting method, then the Court of Justice of the European Union considered this reason insufficient.“, the press release concludes.
Source: Le Figaro
