The brown bear is among the largest land animals in the northern hemisphere. Whether there is still room for it in the French Pyrenees is uncertain. Photo courtesy of Flickr user 3dpete This is bear ...

Great Pyrenees are large, heavy-coated dogs. They're a working breed developed to keep wolves and other predators away from the flocks of sheep they protected. Today, these dogs are chill companions ...

Bears had nearly disappeared from the Pyrenees when France began a reintroduction programme in the 1990s, importing them from Slovenia. Activists see bears as integral to preserving a fragile mountain ...

Livestock guardian dogs don’t just protect sheep and goats, they can also protect poultry. If you’re considering buying a dog to protect your flock, check out Great Pyrenees. Here’s what two owners of ...

A Great Pyrenees named Casper, who made headlines last year after he fought off a pack of coyotes to protect a flock of sheep, is in the running for a "Dog of the Year" competition. Casper is one of ...

France's Pyrenees-Orientales coastal region has declared that it is officially in drought. “We are really in a completely unprecedented situation as we are currently observing levels that we are ...