Animals: there are more than 600 wolves in France

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E.Rosso, M.Redortier, AS.Saboureau – France 3

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The presence of the wolf in France is provoking more and more debate. There would be more than 600 on the territory which would threaten dwellings.

the wolf canit become a threat in France? Many specialists are asking the question. Identified for the first time in Île-de-France, then in Indre-et-Loire, 600 wolves would roam in France, distributed in forty departments according to the first figures of the State. The cameras of France 3 followed a couple of sheep farmers in the Drôme who took measures accordingly.

Claire and Yann, a couple of breeders, wonder every morning about the arrival of the wolf and the damage it caused last night. “The wolf is part of everyday life now. Every day, in our role as breeders, we have to take care of our herd. To bring them food while preserving the pastures, and now, every day, it must be protected from the wolf. For us, it is very concrete “, says Claire The magpie breeder. 5 years ago, the wolf left 15 sheep slaughtered, which became a trauma for this couple, who had just settled down. A threat that is becoming more and more real in the four corners of France.

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