Nearly one fifth of Finland’s endangered wolf population was killed in a controversial month-long cull which ended Sunday, authorities said on Monday. Authorities gave permits to licensed hunters to kill 46 of Finland’s estimated 250 grey wolves in a cull intended to curb illegal poaching. “The catch was altogether 43 wolves… meaning that three permissions were left unused,” Sauli Harkonen, …
Finland approves controversial wolf hunt
Finnish hunters have been authorised to kill nearly 20 percent of the country’s wolf population in a controversial trial cull that opens this weekend, aimed at managing stocks, officials said Thursday. Authorities hope the sanctioned hunt of nearly 50 of the country’s estimated 250 grey wolves will curb illegal poaching, which some rural landowners have resorted to in recent years …
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