The decision of the canton of Graubünden to cull the pack of wolves living in the National Park has sparked strong reactions. Nearly 33,000 people have already signed a WWF petition. In principle, the fauna of this park benefits from total protection.
It has only been a year since the National Park was able to demonstrate the regular presence of a pack of wolves in this highly protected territory in the south-east of Graubünden. Eight Cubs were born in 2023, then at least three more this year.
But the maintenance of this new pack in the reserve is already threatened. In August, a young wolf attacked a calf at the edge of the park. Before a second calf is in turn attacked. For the authorities, this is too much, the entire group must be eliminated.
A disproportionate measure
This measure is considered disproportionate by the director of the National Park Ruedi Haller. “We have no proof that the adult couple participated in these attacks. On the other hand, we are not opposed to certain individuals in the pack, particularly those who are at the origin of the damage, being regulated.”
It is now up to the Federal Office for the Environment to decide whether or not the first pack in the Swiss National Park will be wiped out.
Jean-Marc Heuberger/fgn
Swiss
