Mass Poisoning of Wolves in Italian National Park

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Ten wolves have been killed with poison in the village of Alfedena in the National Park of the Central Italian mountain region of Abruzzo. It is particularly problematic that this can have a devastating effect on other wildlife and pets. The animal protection organization WWF strongly condemned the incidents and spoke of "one of the most serious crimes against the nature of the last ten years". According to the organization, the downgrading of t…

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The Italian authorities are looking for the person responsible for massive poisonings that have caused the death of at least ten wolves in the last few days, in a case that has triggered the alarm in the transalpine country. The cases have occurred in the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park. The first hypotheses confirmed that the wolves were poisoned and the case is in the hands of the Sulmona Prosecutor’s Office. The World Wildlife Fund of…

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"Bears and wolves are an expression of the culture of this region," said the chief prosecutor Luciano D'Angelo. The cases are treated with the highest priority. Luciano Sammarone, the director of the National Park, warned of significant ecological consequences.In the village of Alfedena a whole wolf pack had probably been wiped out. The use of poison was particularly problematic, as it indiscriminately works and also endangers other wildlife and…

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Ten wolves have been killed in the National Park of the Central Italian mountain region of Abruzzo.

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According to the authorities, a whole wolf pack has probably been wiped out in the village of Alfedena.