For Camille and the wolves of the Saône-et-Loire region, a new inter-association request
One Voice and its partners, ASPAS, FERUS, LPO Bourgogne Franche-Comté and Pôle Grands Prédateurs, are once again standing up for the wolves in the Saône-et-Loire region. We call for the immediate suspension of the umpteenth decree organizing the shooting of these animals. The hearing will take place on July 22 at 10 a.m. at the Dijon administrative court.
The Saône-et-Loire prefect signs shooting authorizations with a certain ease. Together with our partners, we are urgently challenging the latest one, dated May 15.
No cohabitation envisaged in the Saône-et-Loire region
In this region, the authorities’ only response is guns. Cohabitation? It’s not in their vocabulary.
In their eagerness to please the lobbies of hunting and a certain type of livestock farming, the authorities are handing out permits to kill a protected species at the drop of a hat. Every wolf unfortunate enough to pass through or settle in the Saône-et-Loire region ends up being killed. Camille, the most recent arrival, saw a torrent of hatred pour down on him. As for his predecessor, he was found dead in suspicious circumstances… We filed a complaint at the time.
We are taking legal action on behalf of the wolves in the Saône-et-Loire region
With regard to the decree we are contesting, the prefecture relies solely on the mention of a “significant risk of damage”, referring to 18 ovines attacked in neighboring villages, without providing any details on the protection devices used. This vagueness is unacceptable: the authorities cannot justify shooting when there is no guarantee that the flocks were effectively protected as required by law.
We reject this retrograde and destructive vision of wildlife. As well as being precious in their own right, wolves are essential to biodiversity and the proper functioning of ecosystems. Rather than trying to exterminate them, farmers should be encouraged and supported to set up electrified parks, and to monitor and guard their flocks.
It’s scandalous that some farmers are now lamenting the loss of ewes they refuse to protect, when they have no hesitation in sending thousands of them to slaughter without the slightest hint of compassion.
We’ve already achieved victories in the Alpes-Maritimes region last March. This time, we’ll be in the Dijon administrative court, as well as in front of it, on July 22 at 10 a.m. for Camille and all the other wolves in the Saône-et-Loire region. To show your support, sign the petition.