The sheep breeders of Ariège Pyrenees are amazed. Two weeks ago, 172 sheep died in a bear attack in Oluse-les-Bains in Ariège. The most serious “rocking” of the season. A few weeks earlier, on August 19, 45 sheep were killed in a similar fall in Bentalou, still in Ariege. “Sheep are not thrown away for no reason. Even a stray dog doesn’t make a heck like thatclaims Frank Watts, who is a breeder in these areas and responsible for the bear case of the National Sheep Federation (FNO). Only since the bear came back in France have we had hundreds of sheep rocks.
Should we see a causal relationship? These two tragedies followed three court decisions in August. They revoked the enforcement of eight prefectural ordinances allowing the use of scare shots designed to scare away the animal. “Enhanced deterrence measures have not been effective
Source: Le Figaro
