The animals of Merlet are not safe from predators! Indeed most of them manage to climb over the fence or simply by the airs like birds of prey!
The biggest predator is the lynx, a big, very discreet cat, able to tackle prey much bigger than him. Several lynxes live in the Diosaz valley (only a few kilometers from Merlet)
The fox can tackle young fawns or marmots, but he has a very important role as a scavenger and a big consumer of small rodents in Merlet …
The golden eagle is present in the valley of Chamonix but so shy that you, visitors of the park, move away without your knowledge! He has already attacked fawns and marmots. In the same register we find the kite, the buzzards, and even the big crows …
The bearded vulture, introduced into the region is not a predator it comes on occasion, on old carcasses …
Finally, the wolf, passing by, has never been able to enter the park.