Darbellay goes on a wolf hunt: the president of the Valais government picks up his hunting rifle himself

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About 800 hunters have registered to hunt wolves in Valais. 34 wolves – more than half of all packs – may be shot in the canton after the Federal Council decided that the predators can now also be shot preventively.

District president Christophe Darbellay (52) is also taking part in the hunt. “Yes, I’m going on a wolf hunt,” he said to the “Walliser Bote”. This confirms information from channel 9.

The shepherds launch an attack, the mountain landscape threatens to disappear and with it the basis of tourism in Valais. Darbellay paints a bleak future scenario for which he has a clear solution: resort to weapons. The district president believes that there are more wolf packs on Valais territory than are necessary to ensure their survival.

Whether he actually gets the chance and subsequently scores is anyone’s guess. Darbellay completed his further training as a wolf hunter this week in Brig. There was not enough time for the courses in Lower Valais, he explains.

Less sleep for fewer wolves

But how will he find time to go hunting in addition to his office as district president? Darbellay is not worried: “I don’t need much sleep and can combine all my tasks without any problems,” he tells the “Walliser Boten”.

The newspaper speculates that the reason for Darbellay’s wolf activism may be political – and that he is not only hunting wolves, but mainly votes. There are no elections in the canton for the time being. But according to ‘Walliser Bote’, the rumor is going around that Darbellay is eyeing a seat in the Council of States in the medium term. And you can take a look there. (rba)

Source:Blick