Roughly translated by TWIN Observer
STOCKHOLM / TT
A wolf pair near Övertorneå in Norrbotten was anesthetized on Tuesday from a helicopter in order to transport the wolves to counties in central Sweden where they will be released, according to the newspaper Jakt & Jägare.
The move is done partly to avoid future conflicts with the reindeer in the area, and partly to reduce inbreeding in the Swedish wolf population. The two wolves are of Finnish-Russian origin and it is hoped that they will contribute new fresh blood to the inbred wolf population.