Graubünden: Poaching of the Wolf
In addition to two known cases of poaching in Graubünden, three further cases of possible illegal wolf killings have emerged.
Five cases of poaching
Two cases of illegally shot wolves were already known in Graubünden. Now research by SRF News reveals that three further animals were illegally shot since then. Nature photographer Peter Dettling suspects “massive poaching in the Surselva”.
Saboteurs lure wolves
Alongside poachers, saboteurs are also at work: a dead sheep was laid out to lure wolves. The aim: media coverage, increased political pressure and legal wolf culls. Dettling calls for more thorough investigations and the publication of poaching attempts. More on the topic of crime and hunting, wolf protection and Switzerland.
Dossier: Wolf in Switzerland: Facts, Politics and the Limits of Hunting
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More on the subject of recreational hunting: In the dossier Poaching and hunting crime in Switzerland we document cases, legal questions and recurring patterns. What the research says about this is shown by Hunting fact-checked: the state of research.
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