Shepherding in France: The Ambiguities of Caring for Nonhuman Animals in the Roya Valley, France.

For over half a century, wolves in France were extinct. In the absence of predators, the shepherds became accustomed to leaving the sheep roaming freely in the mountains in relative safety. However, at the end of the 1980s, wolves returned, resulting in many victims, conflicts, and a stark division...

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Published in:	Journal of Ecological Anthropology Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 1 - 16
Main Author:	PUPKEVIČIŪTĖ, DAINA
Format:	Article
Published:	Journal of Ecological Anthropology 2025
Subjects:	France Alps Ethnographic analysis Human-animal relationships Pastoral societies Shepherds Wolves Valleys French history Animal culture
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