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Illegal Hunting: Billionaire Olivier Bouygues on Trial in Orléans

Summary by France24
The trial is scheduled to begin at 9:00 AM and last two days, until Tuesday evening. The investigation concerns illegal practices "that have been ongoing for many years on the hunting grounds" of Olivier Bouygues, according to the prosecution. The businessman in question is one of the sons of Francis Bouygues, founder of the construction, telecommunications, and media giant. Following an anonymous tip, investigators discovered a mass grave of p…

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French billionaire Olivier Bouygues on trial in illegal hunting case

If found guilty, the French billionaire, worth close to €3.2 billion, and the other defendants face up to seven years in prison in the landmark case, unprecedented in French history.

·Lyon, France
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Billionaire Olivier Bouygues Accused of Poaching on a Large Scale: Bird Graves, Corpses of Protected Species, Slaughter bonuses... What Happened in Fontenaille?

Billionaire Olivier Bouygues and five of his employees appear on September 7 and 8 before the Orléans Correctional Court for the systematic destruction of protected species. At the heart of his field...

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The Trial of Billionaire Olivier Bouygues, Tried for Illegal Hunting, Opens in Orléans

Investigators discovered in 2025 on the property of the billionaire a mass grave of protected birds. Several domestic and wild cats were also killed.

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Olivier Bouygues Before the Court for Illegal Hunting of Protected Species

The businessman is tried from this Monday 7 September in Orléans for destroying protected species of birds on his hunting grounds in Sologne. He is suspected of having set up a system of slaughtering raptors and other predators to let the game proliferate.

·Paris, France
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Loiret. Braconage, Prohibited Carrying of Weapons, Destruction of Species: Olivier Bouygues in the Face of Justice

Billionaire Olivier Bouygues and five other defendants are due to appear before the Orléans Correctional Court on Monday for the destruction of protected bird species on his hunting grounds in the Sologne forest.

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Billionaire Olivier Bouygues Tried in Orléans for Illegal Practices "in Progress for Many Years on the Field of Hunting"

Billionaire Olivier Bouygues and five other defendants are due to appear before the Orléans Correctional Court on Monday for the destruction of protected bird species on his hunting grounds in the Sologne forest. ...

·Brussels, Belgium
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France24 broke the news in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France on Sunday, September 6, 2026.
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