AFP通信のインスタグラム(afpphoto) - 11月14日 23時20分

AFP Photo ?@jeff_pachoud - Wolves at the door, Alpine shepherd can't imagine any other life - #transhumance
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He sleeps fully dressed, dreading a midnight wolf attack on the flock of sheep penned in close by his hut, high up in the French Alps.
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"The fears of last year came back," says Gaetan Meme, after his third season of transhumance, the timeless tradition of guiding livestock up into the rich alpine pastures to graze and staying with them.
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The green velvet mountains dotted with rocky outcrops between the Belledonne massif and the Maurienne valley, an idyllic playground for hikers, are his kingdom from June to October.
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It's a magnificent backdrop that can quickly reveal a dark side when you have to look after 1,300 vulnerable animals.
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From the start of his first season, the 24-year-old shepherd found himself face to face with the wolf, trying to fight it off.
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To beat the wolves, you have to throw them off the track, he says. Move the penned area, make plenty of noise, light a fire, make scarecrows -- all can help.
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There are about 1,000 shepherds left in France today.
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The solitary life still attracts plenty of youngsters seeking a change, but few stay on beyond a couple of seasons.
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