The medieval town of Guérande, in Loire-Atlantique, is once again in the crosshairs of the animal protection association PAZ. This time, she is selected for falconry shows planned for the medieval festivals of June 1 and 2.
Nearly 40,000 people are expected for this edition designed around the “marriage of Joan of Navarre and John IV of Brittany” “Everywhere we go, it’s always the same scenario,” sighs Valéry Marche, master falconer and director of the Madiran Raptor Park. “We are heading towards the disappearance of pony clubs, he points out. ‘I have authorization from the Ministry of the Environment,’ says Marche of the raptor park, “we are far from the torturers at far. We must stop firing bullets at them at far’“ The idea is to inform people about the preservation of species, about reproduction in captivity, about observation to better protect them.”