Fladry is a rope mounted along the top of a

fence A fence is a structure that encloses an area, typically outdoors, and is usually constructed from posts that are connected by boards, wire, rails or net (textile), netting. A fence differs from a wall in not having a solid foundation along its ...

, from which are suspended strips of fabric or colored flags, that will flap in a breeze. They are intended to deter

wolves The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the grey wolf or gray wolf, is a canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, including the dog and dingo, though gr ...

from crossing the line. Fladry lines have been used for this purpose for several centuries, traditionally for hunting wolves in Eastern Europe. They may be used to protect

livestock Livestock are the Domestication, domesticated animals that are raised in an Agriculture, agricultural setting to provide labour and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, Egg as food, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The t ...

in small pastures from wolves and coyotes. They are effective temporarily, as the novelty may soon wear off once the line has been crossed, and particularly if the strips are coiled by the wind. The fladry lines can also be electrified, making so-called "turbo fladry". Sometimes this technique is used to alert horses and cattle to the presence of a fence, as the use of smoothwire fences and one strand of electric may not be seen by an animal unfamiliar with such. The use of fladry also has been suggested among techniques to prevent wolves from being attracted to dead stock that may be in conditions that make it difficult for ranchers to remove or bury the carcasses, which endangers the livestock herd once the wolves are attracted.

In culture

The

Soviet The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...

singer and songwriter

Vladimir Vysotsky Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky (25 January 193825 July 1980) was a Soviet singer-songwriter, poet, and actor who had an immense and enduring effect on Soviet culture. He became widely known for his unique singing style and for his lyrics, which ...

(1938-1980) mentions fladry in his famous song ""; 1968). Fladry is understood as a metaphor of the stance of powers-that-be toward the people of free spirit, and the singer sees "crossing the fladry" as a salvation (for volves, in the song, but huis listeners knew what he meant).Александр Карпенко
Маг черно-белой эпохи (о Владимире Высоцком)
/ref> The "Wolf Hunt" was one of the most famous songs in the Soviet Unionduring the 1970s.

References

{{reflist Fences Wolf hunting Livestock