Two wolves were released for hunting in South Tyrol this weekend for the first time. Governor Arno Kompatscher (SVP) ordered the “removals” in the area around Mühlwald on Saturday, the state of South Tyrol announced. The authority emphasized the legal compliance of the measure and said the country’s wolf population “has not been endangered in any way.”
There is “clear evidence” of the presence of 29 animals, the state said, citing experts from the state forestry service and a report by university professor Klaus Hackländer of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (Boku) in Vienna. The “basic requirements for a withdrawal order” are therefore met. Since June, farm animals have been killed on four alpine pastures designated as pasture protection areas, the country argued.
60 days to kill
In the run-up to the South Tyrolean state elections in the autumn, Kompatscher signed an authorization “under which two wolves can be removed within a radius of ten square kilometers of the proven cracks.” The responsible state forestry department has 60 days to kill them. The procedure was developed after examining reports from the Nature Observatory and the Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (Ispra), and the state pointed out its legality.
The organization wants to report to the governor of the state
Environmental and animal protection organizations had already protested against the shooting. As the South Tyrolean daily “Dolomites” reported on Monday, the organization AIDAA wants to report the state governor to the public prosecutor’s office. State Councilor Arnold Schuler (SVP) was not surprised: “That was already clear. That is why we have tried to properly justify the decree. That took a while.”
Source: Krone
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