Federal government approves shooting of national park herd
Published: Thursday, Sep 26th 2024, 09:10
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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 culling application from the canton of Graubünden.
Based on the federal government's authorization, 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 this is considered a strictly protected wilderness.
According to the Graubünden game warden, the national park pack had killed two cattle. The canton then applied to the federal government to have the entire herd wiped out. According to the research commission of the Swiss National Park, however, at least one of the two cattle was killed by a female cub that is no longer part of the pack. Nevertheless, the canton has now received approval from the federal government.
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