Wolves shot and mutilated as Italy considers bringing back a cull after more than 40 years of protecting the predator | The Telegraph

Wolves are being illegally shot dead,mutilated and displayed outside towns and villages in Italy in a sign of growing resistance to the species’ remarkable comeback.In the latest case of persecution, a decapitated wolf was dumped outside the medieval ridge-top village of Pitigliano in Tuscany.It was the tenth wolf in three years to have been shot dead and left on display in the region, in a macabre protest by farmers against the damage that the carnivores do to their livestock.

via: Wolves shot and mutilated as Italy considers bringing back a cull after more than 40 years of protecting the predator | The Telegraph