Bounty on Raccoons: Hessische Gemeinde Offers 25 Euros per Animal

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In the future, the municipality of Selters will pay hunters 25 euros per raccoon killed. Community representatives speak of an expense compensation. In the social media, the project calls critics on the plan.

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25 euros per killed raccoon - this is what the middle-hessian community of Selter wants to pay hunters. The hunt of the invasive species is particularly costly for them. Nature conservationists are skeptical.