Russia moves to kill '400-strong wolf pack'

17:00 AEDT Thu Jan 20 2011

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Russian authorities say they are at war with a massive pack of close to 400 wolves which have reportedly killed 30 horses and are terrorising residents.

The local government in the Verhnoyarsky region, where the wolf pack reportedly lives, has offered rewards to hunters in a bid to dispel the threat.

"We have gathered 24 hunting parties to patrol the neighbourhood on snowmobiles," an official spokesman was quoted by news website Moscow News as saying.

"We also set traps. Using poison against wolves is forbidden though. When daytime becomes long enough, the hunters will shoot the predators from helicopters."

The hunters are being rewarded with 10,000 rubles (A$336) for each wolf pelt they bring to authorities.

But Moscow News expressed scepticism over the reports, due to the fact that wolves usually only form in packs of 15-20.

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