First case in the canton
Pack of wolves tears mother cow in Graubünden
In Graubünden, several wolves attacked and killed a mother cow on Saturday night. According to the authorities, this was the first case in the canton in which an adult farm animal from a cattle family was killed by one or more wolves.
Published: 10:47 p.m
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Updated: 11:19 p.m
In the night from Friday to Saturday, a mother cow was torn by wolves on Alp Nurdagn on Schamserberg in the canton of Graubünden. The site where the dead livestock was found is in the home range of the so-called Beverin pack.
This is an “absolutely new dimension,” said the head of hunting and fishing, Adrian Arquint, of the Keystone-SDA news agency on request. This crack is the first case in the canton of Graubünden in which an adult farm animal from the cattle family was killed by one or more wolves, according to a media release from the canton.
Alp staff have observed that regarding three wolves have “used” the mother cow a lot, Arquint said. According to the authorities, the seven-year-old cow was within a fenced-in area together with other conspecifics.
attempted eviction
The rangers now want to drive the animals away. The cantonal game guard will now immediately try to anesthetize a wolf from the Beverin pack at the crack location and equip it with a GPS transmitter. This measure is intended to achieve a “deterrent effect”. A transmitter also creates the opportunity to collect more information regarding the spatial behavior of the animals.
Among other things, this can also be useful for the enforcement of regulatory clearances in accordance with applicable federal law. However, such kills are currently only possible when offspring can be confirmed in the pack.
Canton concerned regarding Beverin pack wolves
“The responsible authorities in the canton are concerned,” the statement says, “that wolves in the Beverin pack have been behaving very problematically for several years. The killing of an adult suckler cow corresponds to a further, new and more serious level of intervention compared to the risk and damage development in sheep and goats.» (kes/SDA)
