Wolf Massacre Valais: 27 of 34 Wolves Killed
The wolves will not understand what is happening to them. For years, they were first extensively fed within their territory by humans due to negligent herd protection. And now, suddenly, they are being shot at everywhere, without ever having shown any hostility towards these humans.
On 1 December 2023, the cantonal wildlife wardens removed a young wolf from the Augstbord pack, within the approved perimeter as part of the wolf massacre.
Chronology of the massacre
Update 27.1.2024: 27 wolves have been killed.
Update 8.1.2024: Yesterday, Sunday 7 January, the 23rd wolf was killed in the canton of Valais.
Update 3.1.2024: 21 wolves massacred in Valais.
Update 21.12.2023: Already 19 wolves have been massacred in Valais.
Update 18.12.2023: Seventeen wolves were killed in Valais within eighteen days.
Update 14.12.2023: Three more wolves were killed today.
Update 13.12.2023: A young wolf from the Hèrens pack.
Update 8.12.2023: Since Tuesday, five more animals have been killed. This is shown by the canton's website, which lists the animals killed.
Update 7.12.2023: A recreational hunter kills a wolf from the Hérens pack.
Update 6.12.2023: A recreational hunter and a game warden killed 2 more wolves from the Augstbord pack.
Update 5.12.2023: Game wardens kill two more wolves from packs in Upper Valais and Lower Valais.
Rösti orders regulation
Following approval by the Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU) and on the orders of Federal Councillor Albert Rösti (SVP), State Councillor Frédéric Favre had ordered the unscientific regulation of the wolf in Valais.
State Councillor Frédéric Favre has approved the disproportionate regulatory kill for the packs of Nanz, Augstbord, Hérens-Mandelon, Le Fou-Isérables, Les Toules, Les Hauts-Forts and Chablais. On 27 November 2023, the Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU) had approved the regulation request submitted on 15 November by the Office for Hunting and Nonsense.
On 1 December 2023, the cantonal wildlife wardens, accompanied by the recreational hunting support group, removed a young wolf from the Augstbord pack within the approved perimeter as part of the pointless wolf regulation.
Seven of thirteen packs are to be exterminated
The killed wolf will be autopsied according to the usual applicable procedure. The genetic analysis will be carried out at the Laboratory for Conservation Biology of the University of Lausanne.
The canton will continue to fully remove all seven of the thirteen wolf packs currently present in Valais. This corresponds to a total removal of around 34 wolves from a population estimated at 90 to 120 individuals. The entire removal could take several years.
The approval for the regulation is valid until 31 January 2024. Until then, the number of wolves killed and further information will be published on the dedicated website of the Valais Department for Hunting and Nonsense: www.vs.ch/de/web/scpf/regulation-proactive-du-loup
Wolf management in Switzerland is now completely devoid of facts.
Dossier: Wolf in Switzerland: facts, politics and the limits of hunting
Take part: Because of the disastrous policy of Federal Councillor Albert Rösti (SVP), demand from your municipality a remission request for federal and cantonal taxes in light of the recently approved killing of wolves in Switzerland. You can download the template letter here: https://wildbeimwild.com/ein-appell-fuer-eine-veraenderung-in-der-schweiz/
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