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Authorities spent 200,000 kroner shooting wolf in western Jutland

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Denmark’s Nature Agency estimates that about 250 staff hours, worth roughly 200,000 kroner, were spent killing a wolf near Nørre Nebel.
  • The wolf was shot in mid-August after several incidents in which it approached and sought out people.
  • Nature Minister Christian Rabjerg Madsen said public safety outweighed the financial cost, which he considered secondary.

About 250 staff hours, estimated at 200,000 kroner, went into shooting a wolf near Nørre Nebel in western Jutland, according to Denmark’s Nature Agency.

The wolf was killed in mid-August after several incidents in which it came close to and sought out people. The agency said the work took place between Aug. 6 and Aug. 14.

The figure is an estimate rather than a precise accounting. The Nature Agency said it did not keep detailed records of the hours spent regulating the wolf. The estimate appears in a parliamentary response from Nature and Animal Welfare Minister Christian Rabjerg Madsen.

Madsen said he was satisfied that the wolf had been shot and that the cost was not the main issue. “For me, the economic costs of regulating a problem wolf are secondary. The safety of citizens comes first, and I am glad that citizens in Nørre Nebel can now move around safely again without fear of the problem wolf,” he said.

For me, the economic costs of regulating a problem wolf are secondary. The safety of citizens comes first, and I am glad that citizens in Nørre Nebel can now move around safely again without fear of the problem wolf.

— Christian Rabjerg MadsenThe nature minister explained why he considered public safety more important than the estimated cost of the operation.
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