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| DOI | 10.1126/science.abe6191 |
| Swiss law would weaken wildlife protection | |
| Raphaël Arlettaz; Guillaume Chapron | |
| 2020-09-25 | |
| 发表期刊 | Science
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| 出版年 | 2020 |
| 英文摘要 | In September 2019, the Swiss parliament approved a change to the law on hunting and protection of wild mammals and birds ([ 1 ][1]). The modified law is likely to substantially harm already threatened species. In response, concerned citizens collected signatures to trigger a referendum vote. On 27 September, the people of Switzerland will decide whether the country will enact this law ([ 2 ][2]).
The proposed change to the law introduces a new category of species called “protected but hunted,” which includes the wolf ( Canis lupus ) and the ibex ( Capra ibex ). The new rules would allow people to cull the wolf population, the latest minimum count of which is 70 ([ 3 ][3]), during 5 months of the year. The hunting season of the ibex would be extended from 3 to 4 months.
Checks and balances in wildlife conservation would be methodically weakened by the change. The list of “protected but hunted” species will be open to changes by executive decrees of the Federal Council, without requiring parliamentary approval. Nature protection organizations will have fewer opportunities to litigate against decisions to hunt. The modification would further reduce federal power over hunting by delegating decisions to kill “protected but hunted” species to the cantonal states.
The law would also disregard science and conservation efforts by introducing justifications for hunting “protected but hunted” species that are based on haphazard criteria. Hunting of species in that category would be allowed for unspecified hunting reasons, to keep populations at an arbitrarily suitable level, to prevent damages to livestock and infrastructure before any damage has occurred, and because the animals attract the attention of people. The hunting of “protected but hunted” species would be allowed even in strictly protected game reserves.
These legal changes were proposed despite the United Nations' call for a focused effort on biodiversity goals in 2020 ([ 4 ][4]). They are an affront to the principle of non-regression of environmental laws ([ 5 ][5]). Switzerland, one of the world's wealthiest countries, should oppose narrow sectorial interests and work to preserve and restore biodiversity.
1. [↵][6]Confédération Suisse, “Loi fédérale sur la chasse et la protection des mammifères et oiseaux sauvages: Modification du 27 septembre 2019” (2020); [www.admin.ch/opc/fr/federal-gazette/2019/6267.pdf][7] [in French].
2. [↵][8]Le Conseil Fédéral, “Modification de la loi sur la chasse” (2020); |
| 领域 | 气候变化 ; 资源环境 |
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| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/296466 |
| 专题 | 气候变化 资源环境科学 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Raphaël Arlettaz,Guillaume Chapron. Swiss law would weaken wildlife protection[J]. Science,2020. |
| APA | Raphaël Arlettaz,&Guillaume Chapron.(2020).Swiss law would weaken wildlife protection.Science. |
| MLA | Raphaël Arlettaz,et al."Swiss law would weaken wildlife protection".Science (2020). |
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