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Soomaa farmers lose 150 cattle to wolves as court blocks hunting permit
📍 Tallinn, Estonia, EE·🕐 5h ago·2 outlets
Farmers in Soomaa in southwest Estonia have been facing wolf attacks on livestock as well as bears destroying feed. Hunting permits were suspended soon after being issued.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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[Claude] Both reports cover the same Estonian story about wolf attacks on cattle and the court suspending hunting permits, with Report 2 adding detail about Soomaa and bears, which does not contradict Report 1
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Reliability ScoreVery high
92%Independent outlets2
Statusverified
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Very high80–100%
A highly rated outlet, or several independent outletsHigh60–79%
One well-rated outlet so farModerate40–59%
A lower-rated or state-run outlet, or one report of something seriousLow20–39%
A low-rated outlet on a serious or sensitive storyVery low0–19%
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Independent outletsEach further outlet that reports the story closes 40% of the gap to 98%
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