Wanting skin of the wolf, the French government betrayed its commitments to biodiversity!
The French livestock support plan released by the Government urgently to address the discontent of farmers contains a specific measure against the wolf, yet species protected internationally.
Gray wolf ( Canis lupus ) – Photo: Manon Batista
One can read in the press release dated July 22 that France is committed to strengthening the protection of herds, which in itself is a good thing, but the government is asking the downgrading of the wolf, a species strictly protected, with the Berne Convention and the European Union.
This new announcement effect against the wolf is useless, demagogic and ineffective:
- Unnecessary because it is already possible to kill wolves. This is what is done in France each year, with ever increasing quotas, including the heart of national parks.
- Demagogic because French breeding does not suffer from predation few hundred animals by wolves, but an intensive economic system out of breath. Again the wolf is still good! Certainly it is not to minimize the impact of natural predation, especially ranchers on edge, but to revisit the economic analysis of the sector. In addition, other causes of natural or due to stray dogs mortality, does not bear comparison.
- Ineffective because no company can now develop its economy by mortgaging its natural, nor does it can sit on social conditions.
These statements, which fortunately have very little chance of success, contradict those of the President of the Republic who has announced plans to make France an exemplary country in terms of biodiversity. At the time the bill on biodiversity is under investigation, France can and must assume its natural heritage, as well as its cultural heritage. Any other way is not only sterile but against-productive: the search for intelligent cohabitation require secure with all the conditions relevant stakeholders to achieve this.
The announcement of the French Government calls into question all the co-building efforts undertaken with civil society for many years (Grenelle Environment, Environmental Conference, CNTE …)