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European gray wolf<\/h1>\n \n \n\n

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A social animal, the wolf lives in a hierarchical pack. Wolves within the same pack are often bound by family ties: the parents form the dominant pair and live with their offspring. The famous Big Bad Wolf of fairy tales has done great harm to the European wolf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once widespread, it was subjected to intensive hunting, leading to the species\u2019 extinction in France in the 1930s. The European wolf has been returning naturally to France since 1992. It poses problems by preying on livestock if the herd is not adequately protected. The Patou (or Pyrenean Mountain Dog) can be trained to protect sheep from predators; it is an effective means of protection. The gray wolf is one of the ancestors of our domestic dogs. Since 2011, a few individuals have been present in the Vosges.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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In Old French, \u201cleu\u201d means \u201cwolf.\u201d The expression is therefore a shortened form of \u201c\u00e0 la queue (du) leu (le) leu.\u201d Indeed, members of small wolf packs tend to move one behind the other!<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n\n

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As a carnivore, it hunts in packs for prey that can be much larger than itself, such as deer. It plays a role in regulating the populations of large herbivores.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n\n\n

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