Norway plans to cull more than two-thirds of its wolf population

Environmental groups criticise plan that will allow hunters to shoot up to 47 of an estimated 68 wolves living in wildernessNorway 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.There are estimated to be about 68 wolves remaining in the wilderness areas of Norway, concentrated in the south-east of the country, but under controversial plans approved on Friday as many as 47 of these will be shot. Continue reading...