Is the coexistence of wolves and breeders possible?

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There is nothing 100% effective." Faced with the increase in predation, which is discussed Thursday, June 1 and Friday, June 2 at the National Conference on Predation in Chorges, in the Hautes Alpes, breeders are relearning to cohabit with wolves thanks to various means of protection: dogs, fences, regrouping of animals. However, the possibility of coexistence of predators and herds remains uncertain, due to the increase in the rabbit population and the ambivalence of the methods adopted by breeders.

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The trend is towards the intensification of livestock farming and the abandonment of free-range breeding," worries Édouard Pierre, president of Young Farmers of the Hautes Alpes. However, there is no shortage of proposals to combat predation. "Now we are advised necklaces that ring when wolves approach, music, light signals." But since this sheep farmer began to face predation...

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