le loup (and the loopy French)

[Qwerty]

Under a proposed "National Wolf Plan," the government says it will conduct experiments into "educating" the canine carnivore, which is spreading stealthily in remote areas.

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Rest assured, this scheme does not entail lecturing wolves about the cuteness of lambs or trying to convert them to vegetarianism.​

Instead, it entails capturing individual wolves that are known to attack a local flock and then marking these bothersome predators before letting them go.

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The theory is that the animal will be so traumatised by the experience that it will leave the sheep alone and instead hunt for deer, boar, rabbits and other wild animals.
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http://www.timeslive.co.za/scitech/2013/02/07/france-to-try-teaching-wolves-to-not-eat-sheep

Will it work? Doubt it.

 

[sandbender]

Some decent sheep dogs might be easier.

Komondor

 

[Elen Sentier]

How about the Pyrenean Mountain dog they always had for just this purpose. Having met one at Montsegur, they're impressive!

 

[Niels]

How about giving the farmers a compensation for the loss of livestock rather than bothering the wolves. It's usually feral dogs that do it anyway.