Wolves created atmosphere of fear?
The government today allocated nearly 20 million drams to the Ministry of Nature Protection to kill 200 wolves by the end of the wolf hunting season in late April.
"That can't have an impact on the population of wolves. Our estimates have shown that that population is growing very rapidly," said Minister of Nature Protection Aram Harutyunyan.
Harutyunyan underlined that hunters will kill the wolves in accordance with the rules of hunting.
The minister assures that environmentalists won't be dissatisfied with the killings. The ministry has set up a professional commission that will assess the standards; in other words, the ministry won't provide funding, if the wolf is a mixed breed.
Harutyunyan says there have been more wolves in the Syunik, Gegharkunik and Shirak provinces. They cause great damage to agriculture and keep the people in fear. The ministry still hasn't specified the amount of damage.
