In contrast to expectations, the shooting permit for that wolf that had torn farm animals in the Grote Walsertal in Vorarlberg was not granted. Two reports are still being processed, only then can the responsible district administration make a decision.
A wolf in the Grote Walsertal has been going on for a few days. Five sheep and goats have been on his menu so far, three animals have disappeared, five others were injured.
Recently the members of the European Parliament had lowered the protection status of the wolf from “strictly protected” to “protected”. This should enable Member States to shoot wolves faster to reduce conflicts with owners of farms.
In the case of the Vorarlberg Wolf, the shooting is anything but a “Gmahte Oktoberfest”. The slow grinding mills of the authorities could retain it against withdrawal or at least give him a respite period.
Wolf pulls wide circles
The current “problem Wolf” is apparently not only in one or two hunting grounds, but rather in nearly 30 hunting areas in the Bludenz and Feldkirch districts. According to the law, the district administration must be given a corresponding regulation for shooting a wolf, which then only applies to the area in which the wolf is suspected.
Before the responsible district administration can issue the regulation, two reports must be drawn up. As Bludenz -District Captain Harald Dreher explained the ORF Vorarlberg, both a wild biological and an agricultural report should take place at the authority in the course of Tuesday. Only when these letters are available can the legal assessment be started whether a shooting is permitted or not. A decision must be made at the earliest on Wednesday.
In the meantime, the responsible Agricultural Council Christian Gantner expressed a timely withdrawal – it is also about the safety of the älpler.
Source: Krone
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