A petition titled "Pas de fusil sur les cendres" ("No Guns on the Ashes") surpassed 500,000 signatures on September 15, the day after hunting season began in most regions of France. The petition, launched on July 28 by Bruno Valentin, who describes himself as the manager of an animal shelter in the Cantal region, calls for a temporary halt to hunting in areas affected by summer wildfires. It argues that it is "inadmissible" to hunt animals that have survived the fires and are now "exhausted, hungry, deprived of their shelters and water sources." The petition sets out three main demands. First, it calls for a complete ban on all forms of hunting in forest areas affected by the 2026 summer wildfires, including the Landes de Gascogne in Gironde, the Gros Bessillon in Var, the Justin massif in Drôme, and the Fontainebleau forest in Seine-et-Marne. Second, it requests the creation of a "protection zone" around burned areas, allowing animals to find refuge in unaffected regions without being hunted. Third, the text proposes a three-year moratorium on hunting, citing the need for vegetation to regenerate and for natural reproduction cycles to resume. According to the Environmental Code of France, the suspension of hunting is the responsibility of the prefects, or regional administrators, in each department. In the Var, following the fire at Gros Bessillon, a prefectural decree has already banned all hunting activities for one year in the affected areas, except for boars. In Gironde, although no formal decree has been issued, the affected areas remain inaccessible to hunters, as they do in the Drôme. However, in the Landes and Seine-et-Marne, the prefects have not implemented any restrictions on hunting, despite the wildfires. The petition has drawn attention to the ethical and environmental concerns surrounding hunting in post-fire zones. Advocates argue that animals in these areas are in a vulnerable state, and allowing hunting could further threaten their survival. The petitioners are now urging local authorities to take action in line with the proposed measures, emphasizing the need for a coordinated and compassionate response to the ecological challenges posed by wildfires.