Wolf offspring confirmed in the canton of Glarus
In recent days, wolf pups have been detected by a camera trap in the federal hunting reserve Kärpf.
In recent days, wolf pups have been detected by a camera trap in the federal hunting reserve Kärpf.
Europe's oldest wildlife sanctuary
This confirms the second pack in the canton of Glarus.
The Kärpf wildlife reserve is a protected wildlife area, also known as a hunting reserve. This is because recreational hunting is prohibited — or rather, banned. Wildlife sanctuaries are specially designated protected habitats that serve to protect and preserve rare wild mammals and birds — often threatened by recreational hunting. The Kärpf wildlife reserve has existed since 1548 and is the oldest wildlife sanctuary in Europe.
At least four young animals suspected
Over the past few days, two young wolves were photographed simultaneously by a camera trap. This confirms the suspected establishment of another wolf pack in the canton of Glarus. The exact number of wolf pups is unknown, but audio recordings of wolf howling suggest, according to experts, at least four young animals.
The pack that was active in the Mürtschental – Kerenzerberg – Schilt area last year has not yet been confirmed again.
More on the subject of recreational hunting: In our dossiers on the criticism of recreational hunting gather fact-checks, analyses and background reports. The scientific evidence is presented in the overview Studies on the Effects of Recreational Hunting.
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.
