Animal rights campaigners push to ban marmot hunting in France

Environmental groups are launching protests and petitions to stop the hunting of Alpine marmots in France, citing climate-driven population pressures on the rodents during their hibernation season.

First covered Aug 25, 2026 · 9:00 PM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

Animal rights campaigners push to ban marmot hunting in France — Image via theguardian.com

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32d Guardian Environment 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…

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Appeared in: 2026-08-26 (#13)

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