Wild Grey Wolf, Canis lupus, FinlandYes I know I should not be calling out loud sitting in Norway, but I need an answer to this one question: Why do we need to kill wolfs like we now witness in Sweden? 12.000 hunters went out into the woods of Sweden on the first official day of legal wolf hunting in the country and killed as many as 22 animals. In total 27 wolfs will be shot. Living in Scandinavia we are blessed with a lot of unspoiled wilderness with plenty of room for wildlife to flourish. Or are we really? In Sweden they used to have 230 wolfs according to the officials - they want to have 210. In Norway we have only 20-30 animals at best. The official statement is that Norway shall not have more than 3 litters of young per year! Why? Conflict with farming interest... It seems Norway, and possibly Sweden, are run by farmers and hunters.
It is worth noting that Spain with their 46,7 million people (90 per. sq km) have wild Iberian Wolfs population of between 2000 and 2500 animals. Norway has 4,85 million people (12,5 per. sq km) and Sweden 9,3 million (20,6 per. sq km).
My wild Wolf image above is taken in Finland, September 2008.
5 comments:
Your question is very important. The problem is in the heads of the hunters. They think that they have to decide whose to live and whose to die and they don`t realize and recognize the circle of nature. We are only a part of the creation and we must urgent learn to respect all other cretures on this planet. It makes me very furious to read that wolfs were killed. Sylvia
Bare så utrolig trist at dette skjer i Sverige, og snart skjer i Norge. Men viktig at du påpeker andre lands politikk og toleransegrenser i forhold til rovdyr!
Et superb bilde :)
It has already been shooten a lot of this beauty animals in Sweden. Good Luck for you when you get this photo. it´s a great animal and strong to. Have a nice time!
THE best animal on the planet and no way as destructive as man.
Hi Roy: The wolf population in Spain is between 1300 - 1800 individuals. Many are killed throughout the year, both legally and illegally, including using poison is common. See wolves is relatively easy in some places. We work to protect the wolf in Spain: http://loboiberico.com/
Best regards
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