On Monday, about a half-dozen activists working with the Bird Protection League were attacked in a cornfield in Audon, France.
Allain Bougrain-Dubourg : "Nous avons pris 3 ou 4 coups de pelle, on est 4 ou 5 dans ce cas" #AFP
The activists, accompanied by journalists, were on an anti-poaching operation aimed at protecting finches.
L’altercation a duré une quinzaine de minutes, jusqu’à l’arrivée des gendarmes https://t.co/iH3NuQVncn #AFP
Among those unhappy about the Bird Protection League's action was this guy in his underwear with a shovel. A photographer for AFP took this amazing photo.
Landes: des militants de la LPO et des journalistes agressés à coup de pelle https://t.co/iH3NuQVncn #AFP
And then things spiraled out of control...
He's become a Jedi.
Star Wars va trop loin dans la promo! #SlipAndPelle #SlipGate #Landes
And a Sith.
Exclu Star Wars 7, un nouveau perso, Darth Slipious des #Landes #starwars7 #LPO
#StarWarsTheForceAwakens : les fans sont prêts dans les #Landes #pelle #LPO
He's a Spartan.
#landes quand les landais voient débarquer la LPO dans le maïs
And a bunch of other stuff too.
#lpo #landes tennislop #rolandgarros
They've replaced his shovel with an iPad.
Moi avec ma perche à selfie pour ipad.
#BougrainDubourg #LPO #TypeEnSlip
And taken him on vacation with a selfie stick.
According to one user, he's "what you see right before you die."
Des chercheurs ont réussi à illustrer ce qu'on voit juste avant de mourir
Nouvelle façon de faire l'appel en classe dans les #Landes. #LPO
He's been turned into video game characters.
Ma maigre contribution à cette histoire de pelle.
He's been dropped into Jurassic World.
CALMEZ-VOUS.
He's King Kong.
#LPO #Landes #KingKong
And he's a member of the Avengers.
He's also hanging out in the new "Hotline Bling" video.
Hotline BIM
Pantsman Bling. #LPO
Oh, and bonus, if you want the shovel guy, here's a starter kit.
Riverain agressif starter kit
Vive le Shovel Guy !
"L'écologie en France", allégorie. 2015. #LPO