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In 2022, 1,200 farm animals were killed by wolves in Switzerland at the end of September, as the program “Schweiz Aktuell” on Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) reported. In 2023 there were still 850 animals. The strongest decline was recorded in the canton of Glarus, the program said. There, 80 percent fewer farm animals were killed compared to the previous year.
In Graubünden, approximately 50 percent fewer cracks were registered. And the numbers are also falling in the cantons of Vaud and Ticino.
Rösti causes a stir with shooting plans
Recently, the plans of the Federal Office for the Environment (Bafu) caused a stir. The department of Federal Councilor Albert Rösti (56) wants to put an end to the majority of wolves in the country. “The safety of people must definitely be given more weight than the protection of wolves,” Rösti recently explained during question time at the National Council. The Federal Council must take action because the wolf population in Switzerland is growing exponentially. In 2019 there were fewer than 100 animals, in 2021 almost 150 and in 2022 around 240. “I see this development as very problematic,” says Rösti.
Today, approximately 300 wolves in 31 packs are said to live in this country. If the Bafu has its way, all but twelve of them must be exterminated. In order to act quickly, Rösti’s environmental department has even shortened the usual democratic procedures. There is not even proper consultation about the new hunting rules. Rösti emphasized that the urgent measures are limited to two years. (SDA/bro/dba)
Source:Blick
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