Nine wolves,three griffons poisoned in Abruzzo National Park

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 18 - Nine wolves, three griffon vultures and two imperial crows have been found dead in the Abruzzo National Park over the last week, almost certainly after eating poisoned meat baits laid down by poachers, official said Thursday.
    The investigation carried out by the Carabinieri forest rangers and the Public Prosecutor's Office regards animal carcasses found in the area of Cocullo (L'Aquila).
    Within the space of a week, as confirmed by the Abruzzo Lazio and Molise National Park, a pack of wolves that had been living in the Olmo di Bobbi area has been practically exterminated.
    The locality is known for being the watershed between the Giovenco Valley, the Subeacquana Valley and the Peligna Valley.
    (ANSA).