Hundreds of breeders with over 1,000 sheep took over a square in central Lyon, France, to protest against the wolf attacks on Monday. /AFP Photo

The breeders warned that the wolf, which returned to France in the early 1990s and whose numbers have officially reached 360, is threatening their pastoral way of life. /AFP Photo

As a result, despite the presence of only a handful of wolves there, the area's 800,000 sheep have become a "pantry for the wolf," one breeder said. /AFP Photo

Sheep in the Aveyron region (near Lyon) must be allowed to graze freely as part of the appellation on producing roquefort, the famed salty blue cheese made from the milk of totally free range sheep. /AFP Photo