Environmental news in France for April 2021
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Environmental news in France for April 2021
French report shows 187 flora and fauna species disappeared, popular Ardèche bathing spot under threat of closure and more
4 April 2021
A French report to mark world wildlife day shows there is hope regarding the protection of species such as otters, the Alpine ibex and the black vulture in FranceBy Connexion journalist
187 flora/fauna species disappeared
A French report to mark world wildlife day in early March revealed that 187 species of flora and fauna have completely disappeared from mainland and overseas France in the last 13 years.
Credit: Fundacion Oso Pardo/Real Press
A record number of bears were born in the Pyrenees mountains last year, pushing the population back from the edge of extinction - and angering farmers.
The bear population in the mountains separating France and Spain grew to 64 in 2020, including 16 cubs, according to animal rights activists. It s a record - never before have nine litters been detected in the Pyrenees since we started studying the bear population, the Pays de l Ours and Adet et Ferus associations said on Thursday.
Farmers have made no effort to hide their dismay at the rewilding of bears as they also face a growing threat of wolves and reintroduced lynx.
Activists cheer record baby prospects for Pyrenees bears AFP 1 hr ago AFP
The number of bears in the Pyrenees mountains separating France and Spain rose to 64 last year, including 16 cubs, animal rights activists said Thursday, heralding the strong revival of a population that had been threatened with extinction. It s a record never before have nine litters been detected in the Pyrenees since we started studying the bear population, the Pays de l Ours (Bear Country) and Adet et Ferus associations said.
In the early 20th century around 150 brown bears roamed the French Pyrenees along the Spanish border, but by the 1990s they had nearly all been killed by hunters.
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