From the New York Times - By
STEVEN ERLANGER - PARIS —
France was punished on Thursday for not taking proper care of its hamsters. The Court of Justice in Luxembourg, the
European Union’s highest court, ruled Thursday that
France had failed to protect the Great Hamster of Alsace, sometimes known as the European hamster, the last wild hamster species in Western Europe. If France does not adjust its agricultural and urbanization policies sufficiently to protect it, the court said, the government will be subject to fines of as much as $24.6 million.
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France Rebuked Over Rare Rodent
From the New York Times - By STEVEN ERLANGER - PARIS — France was punished on Thursday for not taking proper care of its hamsters. The Court of Justice in Luxembourg, the European Union’s highest court, ruled Thursday that France had failed to protect the Great Hamster of Alsace, sometimes known as the European hamster, the last wild hamster species in Western Europe. If France does not adjust its agricultural and urbanization policies sufficiently to protect it, the court said, the government will be subject to fines of as much as $24.6 million. Read more
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