Almaty rgn to kill above one thousand of wolves and jackals
12:28, 23 July 2014
TALDYKORGAN. KAZINFORM The regional state-run program for hunting vermin that damage agriculture and hunting industry of the Almaty region has been working for ten years.
KZT 10,7 mln will be allocated this year for shooting about 1,000 raptorial animals.
442 wolves, six wolf cubs and 172 jackals were killed so far for the past six months of 2014.
Thanks to the system-based program funding and well-coordinated shooting work the region managed to reduce the number of specimen in the population of wolves and jackals that caused substantial damage in the years past to stock farms and rural backyards.