Norway is planning to cull more than two-thirds of its remaining wolves in a step that environmental groups say will be disastrous for the dwindling members of the species in the wild. Environmental groups dispute this, saying the real damage is minimal and the response out of all proportion. But the new legal hunting limit is beyond anything that the wild population can withstand, according to Norway’s leading green groups. According to environmental groups, the number of wolves the government plans to kill this year is greater than in any year since 1911. “Shooting 70% of the wolf population is not worthy of a nation claiming to be championing environmental causes.

Source: The Guardian September 16, 2016 17:54 UTC