Poachers killing Wolves in the Kosovo
After publishing the news about the new Italian Wolf Management Plan currently debated in Italy, several new reports of Wolves being killed either legally or illegally have reached us. As we reported, Slovenia has again allowed the killing of bears and wolves. Neighboring Kosovo Wolves are killed by suspected poachers and it is apparent without any fear of prosecution, since the poachers publicly post killings photos on Facebook. (Blerim Bytyçi is a nature conservationist who discovered these photos an Facebook)
These photos are supposedly taken in the Zaplluxhe Village in south Kosovo in the Shar Mountains according to this news report.
To repeat Gudrun Plueger’s questions: Where are the authorities and/or the EU and EC when it comes to these killings under the disguise of legality of two of our most protected animals in Europe? What power does the Natura 2000 directive have, if countries, authorities, poachers and hunters can just ignore the protection status and use the loop holes to kill these so urgently needed predators to restore the ecology equilibrium in our habitats. Where the Wolf returns, the forest measurably improves and we all benefit. Even tourism benefits from the return of the Wolf. The amazing thing is, that the EU and EC also supports the return of these large carnivores with millions of Euros. The same animals are then killed…
So why do we destroy willing and with the seeming consent or ignorance of the authorities the return of the wolf and bear, if we all benefit from their return.
This is very sad 🙁 #Savethewolves
We are still facing with this problem, two days ago we went out for camping in the border with Kosovo and Macedonia, early morning we heard rifles close to the Vrtop peak where wild goats are located!
I already raported many times in media that we are loosing our wildlife but it is hard to do anything alone.
Will not bring ANY TOURIST MONEY to your Europe. To see YOUR WILD PLACES, it full of BLOOD AND DEATH to “God” Creatures, the wolves….Reveals country full of HATEFUL PEOPLE.