A electrified fence over a meter and a half tall and eight mastiff dogs they guarded a herd of over 1,000 sheep in the mountains of Vilamoson the Val d’Aran. However, even that has not been enough to scare away the Brown bears who live in the Pyrenees. A quadruped has killed two animals during the early hours of this Friday. In addition, the attack has occurred 200 meters from the recreational area from town.
The shepherds have found the two dead sheep first thing in the morning this morning and have notified the authorities. The agents of environment of Conselh Generau d’Aran have found evidence of presence of a bear in the area. Even so, the remains of the animals have been taken to corroborate the cause of death.
Notice to the population
“We ask the neighbours and to the entire population to be careful if they go for a walk in the area”, warned the mayor of Vilamòs, Oriol Sala. In the recreational area, which is located at the entrance to the town, there is a paddle tennis court Y other versatileas well as a space to make barbecues.
Sala has given this newspaper several images of the attack, in which the fierceness of a bear attack: he has gutted both, but of one of them he has barely left the head and the bones.
Seventh attack: Was it Goiat?
The rural agents of regional governmentThey have reported that this 2022 they have already accounted for six more attacks. The bears that live in the Pyrenees They are part of a conservation program for this endangered species. In the mountain range between Spain and France there are approximately 70 copies.
Many of them wear a gps necklace that allows the authorities to track and control them, as is the case with Goyat, the most voracious bear in the area. However, it has not transpired if he is responsible for the latest assault.
The herd attacked in Vilamòs was photographed this Thursday. The mayor has also given the photograph to this medium, where the electrified fence can be seen.
insufficient compensation
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Like many municipalities, Vilamòs cedes its mountains to the Extense livestock farming and, furthermore, to the migration. Thus, they keep grasses and the risk of Forest fire is minor. The herd consisted of sheep from Aranese ranchers, but also from other territories. The dead animals came from France.
The mayor lamented that the loss of an animal represents a “great economic loss“and that the compensation they receive from the Generalitat “does not compensate“. “The price that a sheep costs is triple”, he has denounced. In this sense, he has explained that farmers have to go back to buy offspring, which also have a price plus an old copy, and wait two years for them to be adults and can breed.