The France Nature Environment association accuses the President of the Republic of “Populism”. Emmanuel Macron said it was necessary to “adapt the practices, even if it means shooting down more wolves”.
“Yes to reintroduce the wolf, but where there is no pastoralism and no breeder” : The little sentence of Emmanuel Macron, in front of a conquered audience, Thursday, July 3, in Roquefort, did not go unnoticed, in the enthusiastic flow of a trip organized around the 100th anniversary of the AOP Roquefort.
“Wolf, there are too many. We must adapt the practices even if it means shooting down more”hammered the President of the Republic.
Since then, the controversy has swelled.
“In the words it is very clear, in the acts, we will see”reacted Julien Perez, president of the Syndicat des breeders of the Landes on Friday.
On the side of France Nature Environnement, on the other hand, it is the storm: Emmanuel Macron “does an exercise in populism of a rare level by affirming totally false things”reacted Friday July 4 on Franceinfo Jean-David Abel, pilot of the Biodiversity network at France Nature Environnement.
“Pastoralism for 25 centuries”
“It’s a full outlet”accuses the activist, who recalls that “The file is not simple” et “Do not call any simplistic solution”.
Still according to FNE, Emmanuel Macron “Cait that the wolf has already been installed for 25 to 30 years in territories where there has been pastoralism for centuries”.
In December 2024, the wolf has already passed from“strictly protected species” has “Protected species” can be more easily killed, to the chagrin of environmental associations. But Jean-David Abel recalls that “the downgrading of the wolf is accompanied by the requirement of the guarantee of maintaining the species in good condition”.
In 2024, the prefecture of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, responsible for the census of the species, reported 1013 wolves present on the national territory.
“No increase in attacks”
“It’s heartbreaking”, he confides to Franceinfo, in an imbroglio where the declarations of the President of the Republic do not help “Neither the breeders nor the state services who manage the file on a daily basis”.
He has the feeling of having attended on Thursday to “A communication number which was really perched far above reality”.
He recalls that he “In recent years has not been an increase in attacks.” On the contrary, “they have been falling for several years at the national level”.
