Roughly translated by TWIN Observer
WOLVES / TT
A culling hunt for a wolf in the Gimme territory of Dalarna is set. The hunters who would shoot the wolf do not want to hunt it if they do not get to shoot another two wolves. But the result would be that no wolf would be shot at all.
In an interview on the site jaktojagare.se says the hunter Ulf Bergkvist that the reason that more wolves must be shot is that they have taken over 100 animals for livestock owners in the area and killed several hunting dogs. But according to the provincial government, it is at most 50 sheep and goats that have been killed over the past two years.
Hunting for more wolves out of the question
The information that the provincial government received about the attacks is not sufficient to determine how many wolves attacked and which wolves did the attacking.
“To make a decision on two more wolves is ruled out. We follow the guidelines determined by the Environmental Protection Agency that says if you can not say which was the malicious individual you have to take decisions about the hunt for one wolf” says Jonas Bergman, who works game functioning at the County Administrative Board Dalarna.
In the past month, several wolf attacks occurred in the territory that extends between Insjö and Falun. Nearly half of the animals killed were taken at the same time.
“We look at the number of attacks and not the number of animals. We do not take decisions on culling because it is 40, or 50 animals taken, but by the number of attacks that were and future injury,” says Jonas Bergman.
No hunting whatsoever
The hunters who would chase the wolves were chosen for their local knowledge. That there would be other hunters who can solve the task, Jonas Bergman finds it difficult to see.
“The Authority’s role is to approve or reject an application for culling. If people then do not set up to hunt there will be no hunt, he says.