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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Wolves shot in Norway after court overturns stay of execution

A video shows the bloodied bodies of wolves killed in Norway’s wolf conservation area.
A video shows the bloodied bodies of wolves killed in Norway’s wolf conservation area. Photograph: Østlendingen

Nine endangered wolves were shot in one day in Norway after a court ruled that a controversial hunt could go ahead.

Fifty-one wolves were originally due to be slaughtered – a significant proportion of the 80 animals thought to live in Norway. But last month, activists secured a stay of execution when they got an injunction halting the hunt until an appeal over its validity could go ahead. They claimed that allowing hunters to kill wolves in a conservation zone would be against EU nature protection laws.

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