28-11-2016 15:29 via theguardian.com

Madrid to double farmers' compensation fund for wolf attacks

Wolf attacks on animals in region around Spanish capital up from 91 to 209 in a year, prompting rise in reimbursement budgetMadrid’s regional government is to double its compensation fund for farmers who lose animals to wolves after a steep increase in fatal attacks in the last year.
Wolves, hunted to the brink of extinction over the past seven decades, have begun to reappear in the region in recent years.Continue reading...
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