Wolf Federal government approves shooting of national park pack
The Fuorn wolf pack, which mainly lives in the Engadin National Park, is to be definitively eliminated. The Federal Office for the Environment has approved a shooting request from the canton of Graubünden.
26.09.2024, 08:42
26.09.2024, 08:43
SDA
Based on the federal government's approval, the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Mobility ordered the pack to be released for shooting. This was announced by the canton of Graubünden on Thursday in the cantonal official gazette. However, the pack must be shot outside the park, as it is considered a strictly protected wilderness.
According to the Graubünden wildlife authorities, the national park pack had killed two cattle. The canton then applied to the federal government to have the entire pack exterminated. According to the research commission of the Swiss National Park, however, at least one of the two cattle was killed by a young female that no longer belonged to the pack. Nevertheless, the canton has now received approval from the federal government.
