• A dead canine was discovered in Saint-Brévin-les-pins on October 15.

  • Specialists have confirmed that it was a gray wolf.

  • A wolf had already been seen in Vendée in the spring.

The discovery has something to amaze the general public.

Almost a century after having completely disappeared from this department, a wolf was formally authenticated in Loire-Atlantique, reports the prefecture on Thursday.

A canine corpse belonging to the gray wolf species 

Canis lupus lupus

 was indeed discovered on October 15 in Saint-Brévin-les-pins, on the edge of the Blue Route (RD213), less than a kilometer from the beach.

The lifeless body, recovered by the technical services of the departmental council, was initially considered to be a dog.

But, intrigued by its appearance, an employee sent photos to the Breton mammalogical group, which forwarded them to the regional manager of the Wolf network of the French Biodiversity Office (OFB).

The conclusions are clear: the animal is indeed a gray wolf.

It was sent to the OFB for further analyzes in order to determine, in particular, "the origin of the individual and the causes of his death".

Proven presence in Vendée

According to specialists, the discovery of a wolf in this department of northwestern France is not so surprising because the presence of a wolf of the same species has already been proven in Vendée last spring.

Was it the same individual?

Whatever the evening, expertises are already being carried out in the Pays-de-la-Loire region during observations of attacks on livestock animals.

Other authenticated wolf observations have already taken place a little further south, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, in the departments of Vienne, Charente-Maritime and Charente.

The first reappearance of a wolf in France dates back to 1992 in the southern Alps.

The canine was then identified in regions as far away as the Pyrenees, Lorraine, Burgundy, or the Somme.

The animal is known for its great dispersal capacity, especially in the territory search phase, indicates the State.

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