Roughly translated by TWIN Observer
STOCKHOLM / TT The wolf hunt in Sweden is definitely over. It is clear since the Administrative Court in Stockholm announced that it will not take up the issue until at least next week. The temporary stop to hunting remains.
“In this case there will be no hunting. After the middle of February, one should not hunt because wolves’ mating season begins then,” says Maria Ågren, Director General of the Environmental Protection Agency.
This means that the outcome of the hunt just became three killed animal out of a quota of 16 wolves. The hunt only lasted a few days before it was called off, When three of the environmental organizations appealed the Board’s decision and requested a hunting stop.
This was also the result after the matter dealt with by, in turn, the Administrative Court, the Appeals and the Supreme Administrative Court. The last word has now administrative law, but regardless of their future decisions is thus year’s hunt is over.
“It’s great that the hunt is stopped,” says Mikael Karlsson, President of SSNC.
He points out that the EU threatened to take Sweden to court – and hopes that Hunting League will now abandon the requirement that the Swedish wolf population should not exceed 150 animals.
“It should be clear now that 150 wolves is too small, and that if you have a trigger-happy policy you can end up in court.”