Eight people have been killed since the start of the hunting season, more than during the entire 2018-2019 season, tweeted on Tuesday the Secretary of State for the Ecological Transition Emmanuelle Wargon, who asks "a determined reaction of the hunting world" .
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This number is higher than the total balance of the previous season, even though the current season is far from over
An accident, Saturday, November 23 in the Ardennes, "brings to eight the number of deaths in a hunting accident during the current hunting season" which opened according to regions between late August and late September, says Emmanuelle Wargon. "This number is higher than the total balance of the previous season, even though the current season is far from over," she said in a letter sent to the president of the National Federation of Hunting (FNC), Willy Schraen . The season usually ends in February.
Strengthening hunting safety is one of the priorities of the law of July 24th.
Following the recent accidents, I called on the President of the National Federation of Hunters to ensure that these measures are fully implemented throughout the country. pic.twitter.com/bLxBeht8lP
In the previous season, 131 accidents had occurred, including seven fatalities, according to the National Office of Hunting and Wildlife (ONCFS), which pointed out the impact of hunting big game and beaten.
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Emmanuelle Wargon calls for "a definite reaction of the hunting world" and asks "a state of progress of the implementation by the hunting world of safety measures introduced by law". This July 2018 law includes a series of measures to enhance hunting safety.