Forbidden Hunting of Large Tetras in France
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A month after its classification as a protected species, a decree published Tuesday, October 6, 2026 prohibits hunting of the great tetras, which was still possible in the Pyrenees.
The large tetras were added in early September to the list of protected birds, along with the snow partridge.
"The decree updates the list of species subject to adaptive management", says the text published in the Official Gazette. Adaptive management is the system of management of species that can be hunted, set up in 2018 and supposed to be more flexible than the frozen list of huntable species that prevailed at the time. The decree "takes the consequences of the decree of 3 September 2026", which "procedes to the withdrawal of the great tetras from t…
On Tuesday, France banned hunting for the big tetras, Europe's largest wild terrestrial bird.
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