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France's 'wolf brigade' patrols Alps to protect flocks

Sat, 15 Jun 2019 11:34:18 +0200

As the sun sets over the southern French Alps on a cool evening in early June, a flock of sheep huddle in an enclosure at an altitude of 1,500 metres.

France to step up wolf culls as population surges and farmers fear for livelihoods

Sat, 08 Jun 2019 11:00:00 +0200

Wolf populations in the wild jumped in France last year, a faster-than-expected increase that will prompt the government to increase hunting quotas and take other measures to protect livestock herds, officials said on Friday.

France to grow wolf packs despite farmers' anger

Mon, 19 Feb 2018 18:09:45 +0100

The French government announced Monday that it will allow the wolf population to grow 40 percent over the next five years, resisting pressure from farmers concerned about their flocks.

Wolves have set up home in the Paris region, experts say

Mon, 16 Jan 2017 17:52:41 +0100

Wolves are in the process of making their home in the Paris region, two separate wolf-watching groups have said.

Wolf appears on the slopes at French Alps ski resort

Thu, 03 Mar 2016 13:30:49 +0100

The wolf was spotted by a ski resort worker in Savoie, who managed to snap rare photos of the wild animal.

France employs crack team of wolf hunters

Mon, 20 Jul 2015 15:26:10 +0200

France is set to employ an elite team of wolf hunters to help cull an ever-growing population that's fast spreading across the country.

French teen has 'near miss' with pack of wolves

Mon, 08 Jun 2015 11:21:27 +0200

A teenage boy in southern France has had "the fright of his life" after he was encircled by a pack of wolves, which residents say are no longer scared of humans.

Wolves go on killing spree in French village

Wed, 15 Apr 2015 13:15:25 +0200

Residents of a village in the French Alps awoke to carnage this week after wolves killed almost two dozen sheep in an attack that took place just metres from the mayor’s house.

Ravenous wolves colonise France, terrorise shepherds

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:46:37 +0200

A bloody, stinking sheep's carcass greets shepherd Yves Vignon as he walks to check on his flock on the foggy Alpine heights. It's the 17th of his ewes to be savaged in a month.