Bears and especially wolves, after more than a century it can be safely said that the great predators of the Alps have returned to populate the Valtellina and Valchiavenna, to the delight of the naturalists and the desperation of the breeders who they would have gladly done without it. Driven by hunger and faithful to their instincts, these large animals, which move on hunting grounds of tens of square kilometers, reveal themselves when necessary deadly hunters. The last slaughter of sheep was discovered the other day in Val di Rezzalo, in the territory of Sondalo within the perimeter of the Stelvio Park. At over two thousand meters above sea level, the carcasses of several sheep were found, attacked and killed on the lawn and then taken to the moraine where they were torn apart.
Almost certainly it was the attack of wolves, almost certainly more than a predator given the number of animals killed, between three and five, but they could be even more judging by the bones and the remains found among the stones. Only the analysis of the park's naturalists and the experts of the Province will allow us to understand what happened. The footprints and bites are the identity card of these large predators and allow you to establish the breed and which specimen acted. So far in Valtellina there have been a couple of bears, one resident living in the upper Spluga Valley and another spotted passing through Mortirolo.
The plantigrade of the Spluga Valley is "suspected" of having killed 5 sheep in Val Loga, they suspect him because the animals were found almost intact and with a broken neck, perhaps because the bear wanted to play rather than feed. The state of the carcasses found in Val di Rezzalo is quite different, where the sheep were torn to pieces in all probability wolves. Two flocks recorded in Lombardy: one in Alto Lario and one in Alta Val Camonica. In addition to a probable couple in Valtellina, in the Aprica area that could have given birth to puppies (The day).
As soon as these wolves pass into the nearby Swiss Confederation, without fear of being proven wrong; they will legally pass to a better life !!!!