法国活动人士呼吁禁止狩猎阿尔卑斯旱獭

法国动物权利活动人士发起抗议与请愿活动，要求政府禁止狩猎阿尔卑斯旱獭，认为这是出于娱乐的残忍行为 1。此次抗议活动由萨伏伊动物正义协会（AJAS）主席Pauline di Nicolantonio领导 1。

阿尔卑斯旱獭狩猎季从9月开始，持续最多一个月，法国每年平均有1000只旱獭被射杀 1。尽管旱獭在法国未被列为濒危物种，但法国国家科学研究中心（CNRS）科学家Christophe Bonenfant的研究指出，气候变化正导致其种群数量下降和社会结构破坏 1。意大利于1992年禁止狩猎旱獭，德国也禁止狩猎 1。

法国农民和全国猎人联合会反对禁令，称旱獭物种未受威胁且数量在增加，且狩猎受到严格监管 1。

Animal rights activists in France have launched protests and a petition urging the government to ban the hunting of Alpine marmots, condemning the practice as a cruel activity where the animals are "killed for fun" 1. The hunting season for marmots begins in September and lasts for up to a month, resulting in an average of 1,000 marmots being shot dead in France each year 1. Leading these protests is Pauline di Nicolantonio, the president of the Savoy Animal Justice Association (AJAS) 1.

Marmots are not currently classified as an endangered species in France 1. However, Christophe Bonenfant, a scientist at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), has highlighted that climate change is causing a decline in marmot populations and disrupting their social stability 1. In contrast to France's current policy, both Italy and Germany have already banned the hunting of marmots, with Italy implementing its ban in 1992 1.

The proposed ban faces strong opposition from French farmers and the National Hunters' Federation 1. These groups argue against the prohibition, asserting that the marmot species is not under threat and that their population numbers are actually increasing 1. Furthermore, they maintain that the hunting of marmots is already strictly regulated 1.