A two-year-old wolf was shot dead on the night of June 8 to 9, 2024 in Gorges du Tarn Causses (Lozère). The animal was going to attack a herd of sheep when a hunter mandated by the farmer carried out a defensive shot, the prefecture announced to local media.
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A two-year-old wolf was shot dead by a hunter on the night of June 8 to 9, 2024 in Gorges du Tarn Causses (Lozère). Illustrative photo. | PEXELS / PIXABAY
A hunter killed a wolf on the night of June 8 to 9, 2024 in Gorges du Tarn Causses (Lozère), the prefecture indicated France Bleu Gard Lozere And Occitanie News Thursday June 13, 2024. “This is the 51st wolf killed in France since the start of the year within the framework of ministerial decrees setting the conditions and limits under which exemptions from destruction bans can be granted concerning this species”she recalled.
He was going to attack animals
The two-year-old animal was preparing to attack a flock of sheep when the hunter commissioned by the operator carried out a defensive shot. His remains were then transferred to the departmental laboratory and a regulatory autopsy took place on June 10, 2024.
The Lozère prefecture specifies that “the shooting took place in addition to the preventive measures put in place by the breeder to protect his herd. » Three wolf attacks were recently observed on neighboring herds. Gorges du Tarn Causses is located in an area where predation is proven.
