The hunting of various wild birds is confirmed

The One Voice association felt that the authorized hunting quotas were excessive and that the methods of catching birds were not selective enough. These arguments did not call into question those presented by the Ministry of Ecological Transition and the National Federation of Hunters, who argued, on the contrary, the size of the population of the birds concerned, the selective nature of the methods of capture and the precautions imposed on the hunter. In these circumstances, the Conseil d’État (Council of State) ruled that the emergency situation was not characterized.

Thus, as set out in the various orders of 27 July 2020, a maximum number of these birds will be able to be caught this season:

• 2,200 field larks with plants in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques; 38 600 with plants in the Gironde; 61 600 with plants and matoles in the Landes; 4 100 with plants and matoles in the Lot-et-Garonne;
• 5,800 thrushes or blackbirds in the Ardennes by means of lakes;
• 1,200 lapwings and 30 golden plovers in the Ardennes with nets.