Like Monsieur Seguin, Jean-Pierre Faudot has no luck with his goats. But this is not a fable. This Wednesday, November 6 in the morning, he had the sad surprise of discovering his three dwarf goats' throats slit. According to officials from the French Biodiversity Office (OFB), who were immediately informed, there is little doubt about the identity of the culprit. It is indeed the lynx, which, as usual, has already helped itself two nights in a row to lamb and then to offal.
A resigned owner
A few days earlier, he had also killed two sheep in a nearby pasture. The owner of these dwarf goats is a little resigned: “I don’t see any solution except to completely give up raising animals. Certainly the insurance company compensates financially for the loss, but what is the point of breeding animals to condemn them for this purpose? »
This is not the first time that Jean-Pierre Faudot has been confronted with these lynx attacks. “He killed 8 goats for me about twenty years ago and 5 two years ago,” he regrets. He sees this resignation among other surrounding land owners. “Little by little,” he notes, “people are giving up on maintaining their plots and the wasteland is gaining ground. Where is the ecology in this process? »
“Should we leave everything to the brambles? »
Same analysis from the mayor of Mesnay, Pascal Drogrey who, although he does not question the lynx's right to life, argues the same right for goats. “These goats were also an attraction at the bottom of our valley, they were a great place to go for a walk. Should we leave everything to the brambles? »
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