The number of deadly attacks on livestock by wolves has risen sharply in Switzerland in recent years and is expected to surpass 1,000 this year, says a Swiss wildlife group.
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Aumento de ataques de lobos: se esperan más de 1 000 este año
The number of attacks on livestock in Switzerland, home to an estimated 200 wolves, has been rising owing to the increase in the number of wolves and packs roaming mainly in the Alps.
“Within just a few years, wolf populations have increased massively across Switzerland. While there was just one pack in 2012, there are now 20,” Christian Stauffer, managing director of the Swiss-based Kora Foundation toldExternal linkBlick newspaper on Monday.
According to the foundation, which deals with predator ecology and wildlife management, 853 farm animals – mostly sheep and goats, but also cows and donkeys – were killed last year by wolves; over 1,000 are expected this year. This would surpass the record of 2020 when 922 attacks were registered; in 2012 there were 112.
The main regions affected by wolf attacks are cantons Graubünden, Valais and Ticino.
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