A grey wolf detected in Castets, "a first in more than a century" according to the prefecture of the Landes

It reappeared in France in 1992. Coming from the Italian Alps, the grey wolf gradually became comfortable in several French regions. There would be more than 1,000 of them today. The animal, both predatory and protected species, worries the breeders. On the night of 31 March, seven of the sheep of a Landes breeder were attacked. It is also approaching urban areas. Five wolves ventured into the garden of a couple of pensioners on the night of 18 …

A grey wolf has been detected in Castets (Landes), announced this Monday the prefecture of the Landes which relies on the work of agents of the French Office for Biodiversity (OFB). A sheep has been killed and the OFB does not rule out "the responsibility of the wolf" in this predation.