Wolf pack with offspring in the canton of Glarus
In the Glarnerland, two wolf packs reproduced in 2021. Six young animals were documented in the Kärpf hunting reserve.
In the Glarnerland, two wolf packs reproduced this year.
In addition, some lone animals are on the move. Due to the snow, the predators will increasingly be found in the valley floor.
The formation of a second Glarus wolf pack with six young animals was documented in summer in the Kärpf hunting reserve, as the Glarus State Chancellery announced.
As genetics revealed, the mother animal is a female wolf that has been living in the Sernftal for some time. The male immigrated at the beginning of the year and originates from the Balkans. Its appearance in the canton of Glarus demonstrates the high mobility of wolves in their search for new habitats, wrote the State Chancellery.
A further pack has been living in the Schilt area since 2020. Confirmation of its renewed reproduction was not obtained until the end of November. A camera trap captured images of three to four young wolves.
In addition, various lone wolves were on the move in the canton, and some are also permanently resident there. A female wolf from the canton of Valais crossed the Kärpf, and wolf sightings have been recorded in the greater Oberseetal area.
The wildlife rangers estimate that between 10 and 15 animals are permanently or partially present in the canton.
Low number of livestock killed
The number of livestock killed by wolves is described by the canton as “overall low”. This is an indication that the increased herd protection measures are having an effect.
According to the State Chancellery, no livestock kills by the Schilt pack were reported on Glarus territory in 2021. From the Kärpf pack, three attacks are known, involving a total of 10 livestock killed, five missing, and around 20 injured sheep and goats. A shooting permit for regulation of the pack was rejected by the Federal Office for the Environment because the herd protection measures in place were deemed insufficient.
Snow drives wildlife and wolves into the valley
According to the canton, as the snow cover thickens, wolf sightings during the day are expected to increase. With the snow, wildlife would seek out the valley floor, automatically placing them near villages.
The wolves would also move away from the snow and follow their prey. In addition to animals from the two Glarus packs, young wolves migrating in and out from other packs are also to be expected.
Post-season red deer hunt cancelled
The planned post-season hunt for red deer has been cancelled due to heavy snowfall. The Department of Construction and Environment issues the following provision based on the hunting regulations : Due to the unexpectedly heavy snowfall and the further snowfall forecast for the coming days, the originally planned post-season red deer hunt of 11 December 2021 is cancelled.
Recreational hunters are asked to inform their colleagues accordingly. The post-season hunt is therefore concluded for 2021.
More on the subject of recreational hunting: In the dossier The Role and Criticism of Recreational Hunters we shed light on the training, power and self-image of recreational hunters. What the research says about this is shown by Hunting fact-checked: the state of research.
The position of IG Wild beim Wild: IG Wild beim Wild rejects recreational hunting. Our model is the canton of Geneva, which has managed without recreational hunting since 1974: without hunting seasons, without hunting dogs, without driven hunts, without high seats, without the animal cruelty and crime that go hand in hand with hunting season elsewhere. What has worked there for over fifty years disproves every position paper by JagdSchweiz. An association that bases its policy on claims it refutes in its own documents is not a professional organisation, but a factory for misinformation.
