In the Ariège Pyrenees, the possible arrival of Tanie, a 4-month-old orphaned Latvian cub, is heating up the spirits. Especially since attacks on livestock, mainly sheep, have multiplied since the rise of herds in alpine pastures at the beginning of June. In this tense context, six elected officials and professional officials, including the president of the departmental council of Ariège, Christine Téqui, the deputy of the first constituency Martine Froger, the president of the chamber of agriculture, Philippe Lacube, and the president of the pastoral Federation, Alain Servat, alert the ministers of ecological transition and agriculture.
In a two-page letter consulted by Le Figaro, they express, to Christophe Béchu and Marc Fesneau, their "refusal of the introduction of this Latvian bear cub in our Pyrenees". For elected officials and breeders, "his arrival in France is worthy of a bad scenario".
On May 25, Tanie, whose mother was allegedly killed by poachers in...
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