Blood on the meadow: wolf sightings
- 9 years ago
While wolfs are making a comeback in Switzerland they are also encroaching on mountain pastures, leaving behind a trail of dead sheep.
At the beginning of June, in one of the latest cases to be reported, a wolf went on a killing spree in central Switzerland, slaughtering an estimated 40 sheep over a period of about one month.
Authorities eventually issued a permit to shoot the wolf.
Under the international agreement on wildlife conservation, the Bern Convention, wolves are a protected species. Nevertheless, under Swiss law a permit to shoot a wolf may be issued when a wolf attacks 35 sheep over four months or 25 in one month. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)
At the beginning of June, in one of the latest cases to be reported, a wolf went on a killing spree in central Switzerland, slaughtering an estimated 40 sheep over a period of about one month.
Authorities eventually issued a permit to shoot the wolf.
Under the international agreement on wildlife conservation, the Bern Convention, wolves are a protected species. Nevertheless, under Swiss law a permit to shoot a wolf may be issued when a wolf attacks 35 sheep over four months or 25 in one month. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)