# Pyrénées: the desman threatened by a hydroelectric project in Bedous

> Environmental associations are concerned about the effects of a hydroelectric project on the Pyrenean desman in Bedous, in Béarn. The Bordeaux Administrative Court of Appeal is due to rule on November 3.

**In brief**: Environment event (severity: low) in Bedous (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), first detected on 3 November 2026 at 17:00. Reported by 3 sources (3 articles), last updated on 12 November 2026 at 17:33.

- Category: Environment
- Severity: Low
- Place: Bedous — Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- First detected: 3 November 2026 at 17:00
- Updated: 12 November 2026 at 17:33
- Web page: https://acturadar.com/en/events/8368-pyrenees-the-desman-threatened-by-a-hydroelectric-project-in-bedous

## Coverage angles

The three sides cover the same dispute between a hydroelectric plant and the Pyrenean desman, but diverge on the procedural stage: the left and center report an annulment by the administrative court, while the Monde article evokes a decision still awaited.

**Common ground**

- The hydroelectric project is located in Bedous, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques (Béarn)
- The Pyrenean desman is a protected and threatened species
- The Bordeaux Administrative Court of Appeal is the court seized of the case
- Environmental associations oppose the project

**Differences**

- The left and center report an annulment of the authorization by a November 9 decision, while the Monde article presents the court's decision as awaited on November 3
- Le Monde stresses the mysterious and endemic nature of the species ("trumpet rat"), an angle absent from other titles

## Sources (3 articles)

- [Dans les Pyrénées, le mystérieux « rat-trompette » menacé par un projet hydroélectrique](https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2026/11/03/dans-les-pyrenees-le-mysterieux-rat-trompette-menace-par-un-projet-hydroelectrique_6805617_3244.html) — Le Monde, 3 November 2026 at 17:00
- [Centrale hydroélectrique : l'autorisation d'exploitation tombe face au Desman des Pyrénées](https://www.actu-environnement.com/ae/news/centrale-hydroelectrique-desman-pyrenees-annulation-48783.php4#xtor=RSS-6) — Actu-Environnement, 10 November 2026 at 13:31
- [Pour protéger cet animal menacé, les associations environnementales se sont mobilisées : le projet de centrale hydroélectrique est annulé dans les Pyrénées](https://www.ladepeche.fr/2026/11/12/pour-proteger-cet-animal-menace-les-associations-environnementales-se-sont-mobilisees-le-projet-de-centrale-hydroelectrique-est-annule-dans-les-13648990.php) — La Dépêche du Midi, 12 November 2026 at 17:33

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