Wolves shot in Norway after court overturns stay of execution
From The Guardian:
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.
