Would he have traveled nearly 50 kilometers?
This is what the police have been trying to determine since Sunday morning by deploying near Dainville and Achicourt, near Arras (Pas-de-Calais) where a large feline was spotted by a motorist, reports La Voices of the North.
For two weeks, the gendarmes of Pas-de-Calais have been looking for a young puma in freedom in the sector of Auxi-le-Château, where he was still observed last Wednesday, specifies France Bleu.
Adult, the feline can measure up to 2m30 in length for males and weigh up to 72 kg.
Sunday, an animal that could resemble it was observed by a witness as well as by a crew of the anti-crime brigade (Bac) on the spot.
The police cut the road and searched for him.
In vain for the moment.
Authorization to cut it down
By authorizing "sampling operations", the prefect gave, Saturday, October 16, the possibility for the gendarmes to shoot the beast.
This difficult mission falls on the lieutenants of the weaver, a unit whose origin dates back to Charlemagne and which "contributes to the destruction and regulation of animals liable to cause damage and damage as well as to the threat to public safety" , depending on the prefecture.
"Hunters are not allowed to take part in the hunt," says France Info.
The latter do not show any desire to kill the animal according to the Courrier Picard.
"We all agree to do a beat without a rifle," Patrick Colliez, the chairman of the hunting society, told the newspaper.
