Lynx populations are on the
decline all throughout Europe. Experts warn they will
likely become "locally extinct" within the next
three decades if governments do not implement
immediate conservation measures.
But instead of protecting this
increasingly threatened species, the Swedish government
has given hunters license to butcher hundreds of
these animals this spring.
This
comes just weeks after Sweden held the largest
killing of wolves in its country in modern
memory. Why is Sweden giving out these hunting licenses?
Apparently, for fun.
According
to Svenska Jägareförbundet of the Swedish hunters'
association: "The hunt is absolutely
not linked to any danger to humans.The lynx hunt is more about the excitement, and
for some hunters, of course, the skin is the
motivation."
That
means this hunt is also in violation of European Union
regulations.
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