The wolf is still running in Saône-et-Loire.
After confirming the presence of the animal in the department, the prefecture announced on Monday the triggering of the wolf plan.
“Experts from the French Biodiversity Office (OFB) analyzed six photographic images taken overnight from Friday to Saturday by the cameras they had placed in the town of Flagy.
These photos confirm the presence of a wolf in the Clunisois ”, explains the prefecture in a press release.
🔵New analyzes from the French biodiversity office: the presence of the #loup in the Clunisois confirmed, the “wolf plan” triggered.
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- Prefect of Saône-et-Loire (@ Prefet71) May 17, 2021
The national action plan on wolves and breeding activities was activated by the prefect, revolving around "the protection of herds, compensation for damage, the intervention protocol on the wolf", adds she does.
Nine herd attacks in the region
In recent weeks, "nine attacks" of herds of sheep have been observed in the area, particularly in La Vineuse-sur-Frégande, Flagy, but also in Cortevaix.
These incidents were consecutively reclassified as “wolf not ruled out”, thus opening the right to compensation for breeders.
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The prefect Julien Charles assured the breeders of his support and recalled that the protection of the herds "constitutes (is) an obligatory prerequisite for the issuance of authorizations to carry out defensive shootings".
He received late Monday afternoon a delegation of sixty breeders who came to demonstrate earlier, according to the police, in front of the prefecture in Mâcon.