VIDEO. A wolf filmed in broad daylight by a resident of Gurat, in Charente

Marina François, a resident of Gurat, in Charente and on the border of the Dordogne, filmed the animal while she was driving home on Monday. "I saw a beast that looked like a dog or a wolf ... It disturbed me and I took a picture." The young woman also shot a short video sequence in which we see the animal advancing on a country road before disappearing in a field. The last appearance of the species in the department dates back to 1926. The French Office of Biodiversity (OFB) and the Charente Prefecture have this Tuesday morning authenticated this observation as being that of a gray wolf. “The species is known for its great dispersal capacity, especially during the territory search phase. Since its reappearance in the Southern Alps in 1992, the wolf has traversed territories as distant as the Pyrenees, Lorraine, Burgundy, or even the Somme ", specify the OFB and the prefecture of Charente. In winter 2019, the population of wolves living in France was estimated at 530 adults.