Crying wolf in Aveyron

A conference was held in Rodez on Saturday evening on the history, anatomy and place of the wolf in our society. As the tone was pro-wolf, local eleveurs of sheep turned up vowed to disrupt the conference.

After the intervention of police several were allowed into the hall. There they disputed the effect of the 300 or so wolves who live in France, claiming that about 9000 animals are killed by the predator. After a previous meeting with the Minister for Ecology, Segolene Royal, specific hunting groups were set up to protect flocks which were under attack. Farmers want the right to mount their own battues which are currently illegal, as wolves are protected.
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