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Call to ban marmot hunting in France as campaigners say they are ‘killed for fun’

Protests and petitions planned amid growing concerns over impact of climate crisis on numbers of Alpine rodent Animal rights campaigners are gearing up for protests and petitions aimed at persuading the French government to ban the hunting of Alpine marmots. Open season on the rodents, members of the squirrel and groundhog family, begins in September,…

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Population of the species has decreased due to the effects of the climate crisis. Hunters claim that hunting is rigorously supervised and regulated. Activists say it is "moral matter".

·Lisboa, Portugal
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French animal rights activists want to convince the government to ban the hunting of Alpine marmots for recreation. Although the marmot is not an endangered species in France, the species is in decline due to the climate crisis. The rodents' hunting season begins in September, a few weeks before they hibernate.

More and more marmots are at the expense of intensive and cruel hunting. The associations call for a better regulation of this practice, before the species becomes threatened. Marmots are in danger. This small animal typical of France faces a resurgence of the hunt, which continues to reduce its populations. Yet, it is neither appreciated for its meat nor for its derivatives. The associations committed for the animal cause regret that it is bein…

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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In France, animal rights activists are preparing protests and petitions calling on the government to ban the hunting of Alpine groundhogs.

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They have a status as a symbol in the region of Savoy, but they continue to be hunted

·Portugal
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