In Lauragais, about fifteen km southeast of the Toulouse metropolis, a total of three farms were affected by wolf attacks in three months.
Cédric Rey, a breeder in Saint-Félix-Lauragais, was the main victim of the wolf, with fifteen attacks on his farm that claimed the lives of approximately 45 animals, including 280 sheep. “We don’t know what we’re going to find in the morning or what kind of situation we’re going to be in,” he says, evoking a “sense of helplessness.”
Up to fifteen kilometers from Toulouse
The damage is currently being assessed. According to Marie-Blandine Doazan, it is also moral, hence the importance for these farmers, who dedicate their time to their animals, “not to be alone” in these difficult situations.
Faced with this unprecedented presence of the wolf in Haute-Garonne, some farmers like Cédric Ray were convinced to invest in guard dogs and electric fences.
The presence of the monster was confirmed fifteen kilometers from Toulouse, and it was captured by camera traps at the end of June. French Biodiversity Office (OFB) about 40 km from the pink city, on the farm of Cédric Rey.