Shepherds live in fear of bear attacks in the French Pyrenees Shepherds in the Atlantic Pyrenees have been living with the constant fear of an attack on their animals, particularly since two female bears were helicoptered into the region to boost the bear population, which is now around 40. For shepherd Nicolas Bengoechea, this fear is well-founded because in April, a bear known as Claverina killed one of his sheep not far from his farm in the valley. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES