PastoraLoup

 · Shared by : Anatole Grubin
 · Last update : 7 October 2019
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Initiative
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Leader name
FERUS
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Entity type
Association
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Launching Date
15 May 1999
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Assessment initiative
Not assessed
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Wildlife species
Wolf
Loup
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Intervention area
France

BACKGROUND

Following the return of the wolf in France after a long period of absence after its eradication, many herders and breeders had to cope with the loss of their livestock due to lack of adequate protection. There was thus a need to support them for preventing and limiting wolf depredation.

DESCRIPTION

Support program for pastoralism areas of action of FERUS, a conservation association for large predators in France.

PRINCIPLE

Training courses of 5 days in situation to make missions of supervision of herds, especially at night
Successful grazing park sites
Loans or realization of scaring devices : (foxlights, turbo fladry)

 

CONDITIONS OF SUCCESS

Openness to reality on the ground without dogmatism
Financial and human means


Advantages

  • - Sharing and human exchanges between volunteers and breeders or shepherds.
  • - Field aid to breeders facing depredation.

Disadvantages

  • - Rejection of FERUS (often viewed as an association "pro-carnivore") from a majority of breeders
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Implementation, use
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IMPLEMENTATION

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IMPLEMENTATION KEY STEPS

Require an associative context (volunteers) to guarantee all logistics

EQUIPMENTS

  • - Large tents for training courses,
  • - Materials for construction sites.

USE & MAINTENANCE

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8 months
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EQUIPMENTS

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