Wolf Cantons have killed 39 wolves so far this fall

In mid-November, 35 packs of three or more wolves were detected in Switzerland. At least eight of them may be eliminated during the current hunting season. So far, at least 39 wolves have been shot in Graubünden, Valais, Vaud and St. Gallen.

According to the latest wolf map published by the Foundation for Predator Ecology and Wildlife Management (Kora), there are currently 35 wolf packs living in Switzerland with a parent pair and at least one pup. Nine of these packs move between Switzerland and neighboring countries.

The Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) has authorized the cantons to completely eliminate eight packs. An application from the canton of Valais for the complete "removal" of another pack is still pending. 13 packs may be decimated, which means that a certain number of newborn pups have been released for shooting.

An evaluation of the available data from the cantonal hunting authorities by the Keystone-SDA news agency revealed that at least 39 wolves had been shot by mid-November, 23 in the canton of Graubünden, 10 in the canton of Valais, 3 in the canton of Vaud and 3 in the canton of St. Gallen.

SDA