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France's wolf population rises once again

Tue, 09 Jun 2020 18:57:47 +0200

France's wild wolf population rose again last year, with officials counting 580 adults at winter's end compared with an average of 530 a year ago, France's OFB biodiversity agency said Tuesday.

France caught in war with wolves

Sun, 10 Dec 2017 11:05:37 +0100

Furtive, wily and the animal of fairy tales, wolves fascinate nature lovers, but they raise fears among French sheep breeders who are trying to save their flocks.

France's strict cheese-making rules leave sheep farmers at mercy of the wolves

Mon, 09 Oct 2017 15:30:24 +0200

Sheep farmers in France were set to protest on Monday at what they see is the government’s failure to protect their animals from attacks by wolves. They claim one of the problems is the strict regulations for making cheeses.

French farmers, breeders demand action against wolves

Sun, 06 Aug 2017 10:46:44 +0200

Hundreds of farmers, shepherds and politicians rallied in Aveyron, southern France, on Saturday calling for action to halt the slaughter of livestock by packs of wolves.

France to send wolves to the slaughter in bid to save sheep flocks

Fri, 21 Jul 2017 13:32:16 +0200

The French government on Thursday gave the green light for the cull of dozens of wolves in mountainous areas where sheep are under sustained attack.

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 attacks: French farmers kidnap park boss

Wed, 02 Sep 2015 14:51:06 +0200

Around 50 angry French farmers have kidnapped the chief of a national park in the Alps, demanding he take action against repeated wolf attacks on their livestock.

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.

Farmers cry wolf in Paris over sheep 'massacre'

Thu, 27 Nov 2014 15:13:00 +0100

Sheep grazed around the Eiffel Tower on Thursday as angry French farmers flocked to the capital to express their frustration over increasing attacks by wolves which some say have been "overprotected" by the government.

Wolves continue their advance on Paris

Wed, 23 Apr 2014 19:03:00 +0200

The contentious issue of wolves in France was once again in the spotlight this week after one of the predators was captured on camera for the first time within 250 km of Paris. An expert says they will come even closer but thankfully "they won't be biting Parisians".

Wolves attack horses at French ski station

Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:23:00 +0200

The row over how to deal with France's burgeoning population of wolves is set to flare up again after a pack of the wild animals attacked a stable of horses, slaying one and badly injuring another. There have been calls to bring in American hunters to cull the number of wolves.

Rise in wolf attacks leads to call for US hunters

Fri, 23 Aug 2013 17:37:00 +0200

A surge in wolf attacks on animals in the south of France has had French farmers scrambling for their rifles and infrared goggles. But one local official says it's time to draft in American hunters as local farmers have proved hapless at finding and killing the predators.

Wolves to be 'educated' not to kill sheep

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:59:00 +0100

In a bid to try and crackdown on the number of wolf attacks on farm animals the French government has announced a plan to try and "educate" the wild beasts. The proposal has been greeted with mixed reactions.

Mini-zoo uncovered after wolfdog bites

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:48:00 +0200

Police in Brest on the north-west tip of Brittany made an odd and malodorous discovery when they entered a house containing at least 85 animals, including two rare wolfdogs.

Rise in wolf attacks alarms farmers

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:34:00 +0200

An increase in the number of wolf attacks this year has led to calls for tough action to cut numbers.