# Trial opens in Orléans against French billionaire Olivier Bouygues over illegal hunting of protected species

https://mins.news/en/item/48255

- euronews, 2026-09-07 10:47 UTC
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- Original: http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/07/illegal-hunting-of-protected-species-trial-opens-in-orleans-against-french-billionaire-oli

> A trial has opened in Orléans against French billionaire Olivier Bouygues and other defendants over the alleged illegal hunting of protected species. If convicted, Bouygues, whose wealth is estimated at nearly €3.2 billion, and the others could face up to seven years in prison in a case described as unprecedented in French history.

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