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SE: New population vulnerability assessment of the wolf population

Roughly translated by TWIN Observer

NATURE / TT How many wolves are needed in Sweden for the wolf population to be considered secure? Today, the figure comes to 270 wolves, which many believe is too little at this time. Now the Environmental Protection Agency has a new vulnerability assessment for the wolf population.

This analysis should work to present the level required for the species to be considered as having so-called favorable conservation status.

Today, the level is set at 170-270 wolves – but that figure has been criticized because to some extent it was based on political positions in the previous government and in addition voted on politically in parliament.

The problem is that several groups, among them hunters, long fought for the population should be kept as low as possible, while most scholars have argued for a larger population.

The Green Party has also indicated the current figure is too low, and analysis work presented today is based on a mandate from the current red-green government.

What results can be expected to be is unclear, but it is clear that the work will be based on several research reports. That means possibly that the population level of favorable conservation status will be raised.

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