Finistรจre, france – Volunteerโ teams comprised of dog handlers and their โcanine companions are working toโ locate and alleviate theโฃ suffering โof injured wild animals across Finistรจre, France. These duos, partโ of local sections ofโ the Union Nationale desโ Chasseurs pour โฃla Rรฉcupรฉration desโค Animaux Blessรฉs (UNUCR – National Union โขof Hunters for the Recovery of Injured Animals),โข respond โto reportsโ of injuredโ wildlife, primarily wild boar and deer, offeringโค aโ specialized tracking and intervention service.
The work is driven โคby a โcommitment to minimizing animal suffering, a principle enshrined in the UNUCRโข code ofโค honor. โคTeams operate with two dogs: one actively tracks the injured animal, โขled onโข a leash, while the second serves as a backup, ready to intervene if the injured animal becomes aggressive. Searches can last several hours, and each intervention results inโฃ a detailed report documenting the circumstances of the injury. Nationally, theโข success rate for โlocating injured animals โis estimated at 40%, with approximately 800โ dedicated trackers operating across France.
Patrice Ansquer,a volunteer with the organization,recounted a especially sensitive โขintervention involving a deer struck by a car. “One day, Iโฃ was called to alleviate โฃthe suffering of aโข deer that had collided with a car. In the vehicle,a child had seen the “Bambi”. โDiplomacyโ was required.”So I explained to him the departure of the “Bambi””, he said.
Initiation days for new volunteers in Finistรจre โare scheduled for September in the โคHuelgoat forest.interested individuals can find more information on the websites of โthe UNUCR (https://www.unucr.fr/) or the local Finistรจreโฃ branch,โข UDUCr 29 (https://www.fdc29.com/associations/uducr-29/). Dead animals โฃrecovered during โคsearches are โฃsent to rendering centers.