Protective hunting of wolf that killed pony

A miniature Shetland pony has been killed by a wolf near Lerdala in Skövde municipality, reports P4 Skaraborg.

Another pony was injured in the attack, which occurred on Monday night.

The County Administrative Board has now announced a protective hunt for the wolf.

In the enclosure, there was also a stallion and a foal. It's the mare that was killed by the wolf and the stallion was injured in the same attack. But the foal survived, says Mia Bisther, who is a wildlife manager at the County Administrative Board to P4.

In connection with this, we at the County Administrative Board have made a decision on a protective hunt for a wolf.