Sweden enlists llamas to fight sheep-killing wolves [View all]
Sweden enlists llamas to fight sheep-killing wolves
Animal predator experts in southern Sweden are hoping llamas' natural fighting instincts will help scare off the wolves thought to be responsible for a recent sheep-killing spree in the area.
"There are a growing number of wolves coming to southern Sweden and they're killing farmers' sheep. So we realized that we needed to offer help," Nils Carlsson, expert on predatory management at Skåne's County Administrative Board (Länsstyrelsen), told The Local.
"So we have been looking at llamas."
While farmers with smaller properties can generally keep wolves at bay by ensuring their fences are strongly secured to the ground, those with larger estates don't have the same luxuries.
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