Roughly translated by TWIN Observer
STOCKHOLM / TT In its report on the status of 164 species and 89 habitats in Sweden, the EPA failed to draw any conclusion about how many wolves there are to be in the country for the species to be considered viable.
The report, which comes every six years, examines the prospects and conservation as well as habitat and population size.
“There have been many different opinions from different researchers and research groups, it is not yet clear what is needed,” says Mark Marissink, head of the nature and diversity division of the Environmental Protection Agency.
According to the EPA, most evidence suggests that the wolf population size is no longer a problem in itself.
“There are no problems with the distribution area or habitat. Wolves can live in many different environments. There what we discussed at length is the inbreeding situation, and we still have not really gotten any clear answer,” says Marissink.
The EPA hopes to complete its report by the wolf’s prospects in the fall.
“Then we had time to look at all the information that came out recently. We will allow researchers to look at materials of other researchers,” says Mark Marissink.
Environment Minister Lena Ek (C) did not comment on why the future of the wolf population is not included.
“For Lena’s part, it is not dramatic at all. The EPA must respond to this in that they made the statements,” said Ek’s press secretary Erik Bratt Hall.