Caught on camera: Wolves in the snow in French mountains

Video shows animals making their way through thick snow in southeast France

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Published Monday 25 January 2021 - 13:57 Modified Monday 25 January 2021 - 13:57

A pack of wolves were caught on film in the snow of a mountain village in southeast France.

The animals were caught on camera, making their way through a thick layer of snow in Saint-André, in the Savoie department.

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Posted by Franck Pasquali on Friday, 22 January 2021

Local amateur film-maker Franck Pasquali got the images using a photographic 'trap', in which filming is triggered by nearby movement.

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