The animal seen on several occasions, since Friday, November 19, 2021, near Bayeux (Calvados) is indeed a wolf. It is even a gray wolf. Its presence has just been confirmed by the French Biodiversity Office.
This time it is confirmed. A wolf roams well in the vicinity of Bayeux (Calvados). Several testimonies suggested since last Friday. However, this Monday, November 22, 2021, the French Biodiversity Office confirmed that the analyzes are formal.
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A farmer was able to photograph a wolf in Maisons, 6 km from Bayeux. The animal has been seen several times since Friday. © DR
“Our agents went straight away and found fingerprints, commented Nathalie Pfeiffer, coordinator of the Loup-Lynx network at the French Office for Biodiversity in Normandy. The photos have been appraised. According to the experts, it is indeed a wolf “. And more precisely of a gray wolf.
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A first in Calvados
An exceptional discovery, since the OFB indicates that it had not yet had “No report of the presence of a large canine in Calvados”. On the other hand, the OFB further states, “The presence of a gray wolf was confirmed in Seine-Maritime from April 2020 (probably even since November 2021) to February 2021. And the presence of a wolf is confirmed in theYour since January 2021 ».
The wolf seen several times
For the record, early Friday morning, a farmer came face to face with the animal, on the edge of one of his fields, in Sully, a few kilometers from Bayeux. He had time to photograph the animal.
A few hours later, the wolf was sighted, still by a farmer at Houses, then the animal took the direction of Tour-en-Bessin, towards the RN13. He was also photographed in Sommervieu, by a motorist.
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