A fifth wolf in Hérault and “no major obstacle” to its arrival in Montpellier

Pour être classé en “présence permanente”, le loup doit avoir passé deux hivers sur le même territoire. Midi Libre

Avec la présence du loup à Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel, dans le Grand Pic Saint-Loup, ressurgissent des précédents à La Grande-Motte et Fabrègues en 2023.

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1013 wolves currently referenced in France. In Hérault, four are officially taken into account in the case of a “permanent presence”. They are located in Minervois, Somail, Caroux and Larzac, each time in areas bordering Aude, Tarn or Aveyron. “The one in Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel would be the fifth”, underlines Luis de Souza, from the DDTM34. Except that to be considered “permanent”, its presence must be proven for two winters in a row.

A classification to compensate farmers

In January, the municipality should appear in a classification concerning compensation for professionals. Zones 1 concern a very high pressure of predation, zone 2 corresponds to a regular presence of predation and zone 3, to a passing predation. Saint-Bauzille could be directly classified as zone 2, and therefore farmers would be compensated to install safety nets and acquire a guard dog.

“He is already in the coves, in Marseille”

Can the wolf still get closer to Montpellier? ? Nothing is stopping him, according to Luis de Souza. “There is no major obstacle, except that he will have less to eat. And then, he is already in the coves, in Marseille, so close to the city.”

Two wolves have been confirmed in recent years near the Hérault prefecture. In June 2023, it was in the Gardiole massif, in the commune of Fabrègues. The animal was not seen but an attack on sheep had been confirmed. In January 2023, a wolf was found dead, hit by a car on the 2×2 lanes between La Grande-Motte and Montpellier, in the territory of the seaside resort.

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