A rancher appears in court for having destroyed a beaver dam that threatened his land, the controversy is growing

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A rancher appears in court for having destroyed a beaver dam that threatened his land, the controversy is growing

It's a case that's starting to make a lot of noise. On January 7, a farmer from Autun appeared in court for having destroyed a beaver dam that threatened his crops. The French Biodiversity Office had filed a complaint against him. The farmer received a warning. But the controversy goes all the way back to the National Assembly.