Roughly translated by TWIN Observer
STOCKHOLM / TT
The licensed hunt for wolves can not be resumed next winter, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, which has the authority that decides on licensed hunting, reports the Swedish Radio’s Echo.
The Authority considers that the wolf population genetic conditions have not improved enough in Sweden to escape severe criticism from the EU if licensed hunting is begun.
The European Commission has previously criticized the Swedish wolf hunt, prompting the government to suspend the hunt in 2012. The aim then was that the hunt would resume in 2013.