Agriculture/Agriculture Ticino cantonal government releases wolf in the Maggia Valley for shooting

The cantonal government of Ticino has authorized the shooting of a wolf in the lower Maggia Valley. The predator is said to have killed at least nine goats in the municipality of Avegno-Gordevio between the beginning of June and the end of August.

Keystone-SDA

26.09.2024, 14:24

SDA

The reason for the release for shooting is that measures on the Nimi Alp and the Mergozzo Alp cannot be enforced in a "reasonable manner".

Shooting the wolf in question is only permitted within a perimeter defined by the Ticino Office for Hunting and Fishing, as the Ticino government states.