A lion, a lioness?
A tiger ?
In any case, a "wild animal" or a "big feline", according to the footprints left by the animal seen by many people since Wednesday evening in the Pas-de-Calais.
And which could prove to be dangerous for the population.
This is why the prefect authorized this Saturday by decree until October 29, in all the municipalities of the Arras district, "shooting operations of simple sampling of an animal that may be a large feline or a wild animal. , male or female ".
#Capture operation:
A stray animal has been spotted several times between Frévent and Auxi-le-Chateau.Anyone with information on this animal allowing it to be captured alive is invited, even anonymously, to contact the services of gendarmerie.
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- Prefect Pas-de-Calais (@ Prefet62) October 16, 2021
Because since Wednesday, despite the tracking on the ground, the animal could not be caught.
An "important device" was deployed by the national gendarmerie, in the vicinity of the municipalities of Frévent and Auxi-le-Château, where the animal was spotted.
The prefecture specifies that no person or establishment has reported the disappearance of such an animal and invites anyone with information to approach the gendarmerie, even anonymously.
