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Compensation for wolf attacks conditional on protection measures in 'circle 2' areas

Decree No. 2026-53 amends Decree No. 2019-722: in 'circle 2' areas (where wolf predation is possible during the year), as already in circles 0 and 1, compensation for wolf damage to sheep and goats requires reasonable protection measures, unless the flock suffered fewer than three attacks in the past twelve months or is recognised as impossible to protect. Decree No. 2026-128 specifies that obtaining protection aid counts as meeting the condition, adds an exception for colonisation-front areas recognised by order, and starts the twelve-month period in circle 2 no earlier than its entry into force.

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT

Monique Barbut

Gouvernement

Impact on public finances

No official estimate found for this measure.

Effective date

5 February 2026

Measure impact

Sheep and goat farmers in circle 2 are no longer compensated, from the third wolf attack within twelve months, if they have not set up protection measures, subject to exceptions. The twelve-month count starts no earlier than 26 February 2026.