Transhumance tradition returns to French Alps

No Comment Video. Transhumance tradition returns to French Alps Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 01/07/2026 - 12:55 GMT+2 Sheep and goats are guided into Alpine pastures at Le Collet d’Allevard as France’s traditional transhumance festival returns in the Belledonne massif. The Transhumance Festival returned to Le Collet d’Allevard in the Belledonne massif, where several dozen people gathered to follow an ancestral Alpine tradition. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Footage shows around 700 sheep, lambs, rams and goats moving towards high-altitude pastures, guided by shepherds from the Gap region as they head into their summer grazing grounds. Transhumance is a thousand-year-old practice in which livestock move seasonally between winter lowlands and summer mountain grazing areas. Once weakened by changes in farming practices and the modernisation of livestock farming, it is now seeing renewed interest across Alpine regions. Beyond its cultural value, it also helps maintain landscapes, support biodiversity and limit scrub growth, reducing the risk of wildfires in mountain areas. Tradition Animals France Top stories Now playing Next Transhumance tradition returns to French Alps Now playing Next Mexico fans celebrate World Cup win over Ecuador Now playing Next Drone captures rivers of lava flowing down Mount Etna Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | July 1st, 2026 – Midday Now playing Next 'Prolonged' and 'dangerous' heatwave to intensify across the US Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | July 1st, 2026 – Morning Now playing Next France sweep past Sweden and Mexico advanced to last 16 Now playing Next Monaco blast not being probed as 'terrorist' attack, prosecutor says Now playing Next Europe's record heatwave shifts east, death toll tops 1,300 Now playing Next Neither pro nor con: EU declines to take stand on AC amid heatwave Now playing Next Shooter in child custody dispute kills six at German family shelter Now playing Next Portuguese graphene that hides jets and drones may transform defence Now playing Next Manfred Weber attacks Pedro Sánchez on migration as EPP takes a tougher stance Now playing Next EU set for trade 'conflict' with China unless deal reached by autumn, EPP chief Weber tells Euronews Now playing Next 'We cannot kill our industry due to climate change,' Manfred Weber says Now playing Next Where do graduates struggle the most to find a job? ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No Comment South African protesters call for undocumented migrants to leave No Comment Thousands soaked in wine at Spain's iconic festival No Comment Clashes erupt in the Netherlands after Morocco’s World Cup victory No Comment Venezuela earthquake: La Guaira port turned into makeshift morgue Travel News ‘Immediately was enchanted’: Viral Puerto Rico song gets its own music video shot on island Europe Today Europe Today: EPP boss Weber speaks exclusively to Euronews as von der Leyen visits Baku Europe News Ukrainian volunteers in Poland support front despite growing war fatigue Earth News Legendary St. Bernard rescue dogs still roam the Swiss Alps Water Record-high ocean heat could fuel sea level rise and extreme weather on land Venezuela Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes climbs to 1,943 USA Supreme Court strikes down Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship Culture news Can humans outshine AI?: EY's Julie Linn Teigland knows the secret of success ADVERTISEMENT Focus 2026 Islamic Development Bank Annual Meetings Europe Today At least four trapped after apartment block collapses in Athens, fire brigade says Culture news IKEA’s Dorothée Gardon on AI, the viral Punch moment and brand control in the social media age Business Scandinavian Airlines bets on recovery with record €8.75 billion Airbus jet order Climate Exclusive: Electricity bills in Germany and France rose by €700 million during record heatwave Qatar US envoys Witkoff and Kushner land in Qatar for fresh Iran war talks Europe News Over 1 million migrants apply for Spain's mass regularisation, PM Pedro Sánchez says Markets Japanese yen sinks to 40-year low against the US dollar as intervention looms ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT