Administer sedatives to the sheep so that they are no longer afraid of the wolf. This is the proposal which was made to the breeders and which raised their indignation and their refusal.
A priori surprising, this idea, however very serious, is presented as a solution for national parks where shepherds, faced with wolf attacks, cannot use weapons. “Unlike natural parks where you can shoot these animals under certain conditions, these national spaces are sanctuarized. We cannot bring in a weapon, ” reports Michèle Boudoin, president of the National Sheep Federation (FNO).
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Faced with this regulation which protects the wolf but which serves the shepherds, according to the FNO, the national park officials have therefore advanced this idea of calming. "Because the presence of the wolf stresses the sheep," explains their spokesperson, Laurent Scheyer. A condition that causes a series of negative effects. The sheep disperse, fall, make less milk
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