The uncultured practice loses popularity in the Jura
In the canton of Jura, only 20 people passed the hunting examination. Ten years ago, there were 100 more. Recreational hunting is losing popularity.
20 new recreational hunters in the Jura
The canton of Jura counts twenty new recreational hunters in the pool of around 430 licensed hunters. Ten years ago, there were 100 more. To qualify, prospective recreational hunters must complete a two-year training programme and perform at least 100 hours of conservation work.
SOS Sauvons Les Faons Jura
Every year in Switzerland more than 3’000 roe deer fawns are mown down in fields. The organisation reminds farmers that it can intervene free of charge. More on the topic of recreational hunting and wildlife.
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More on the subject of recreational hunting: In our dossiers on the criticism of recreational hunting gather fact-checks, analyses and background reports. The scientific evidence is presented in the overview Studies on the Effects of Recreational Hunting.
The position of IG Wild beim Wild: IG Wild beim Wild rejects recreational hunting. Our model is the canton of Geneva, which has managed without recreational hunting since 1974: without hunting seasons, without hunting dogs, without driven hunts, without high seats, without the animal cruelty and crime that go hand in hand with hunting season elsewhere. What has worked there for over fifty years disproves every position paper by JagdSchweiz. An association that bases its policy on claims it refutes in its own documents is not a professional organisation, but a factory for misinformation.
