The bears will be pleased to hear that the court of appeal in Bordeaux has rejected an application by the Minister of Ecology (Nathalie Kociuscko Morizet at the time) and the Ariege chasseurs to allow hunting over the territories frequented by bears. The court deemed that the "battu" of sangliers (wild boar) would disturb the bears during their pre-hibernation period. The decision will mean that the ministry will need specifically to ban hunting at these times of year rather than advise a moratorium. The court was reminded that 3 bears had been shot over the last 20 years, but the number of bears in the Pyrenees has now reached 25.
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