This extended news report focused on the growing depopulation of Portuguese mountain villages and the possible return of some wild animals, such as the roe deer, a natural prey of the wolf, which could facilitate the return of this predator to some regions of the country from which it was extirpated or where its population is small. In this context, promoting the use of livestock guardian dogs as a protection measure for flocks still present in the mountains, as developed by Grupo Lobo through the Livestock Guardian Dog Programme, is a very practical measure that contributes effectively to more peaceful coexistence between rural communities and the wolf.
