Poachers suspected behind dwindling wolf numbers in Sweden
Sweden’s wolves are suddenly disappearing in large numbers, and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency says illegal killing is the only explanation they can work with.
The wolves have been a protected species since the 1960s but are loathed by many people in the countryside, especially the sheep farmers whose flocks they can attack.
Maria Hörnell Williebrand at the Environmental Protection Agency says the amount of wolves are now just on the edge of what’s needed for a stable population: 300.
Related stories from around the North:
Canada: From the Arctic to Atlantic, a photographer documents seal hunting in Canada, Eye on the Arctic
Finland: Villages in western Finland concerned by jump in wolf population, Yle News
Norway: Will Russia ask Norway to cut crab fishing in Arctic fjord?, The Independent Barents Observer
Russia: Russia plans fenced parks to confine reindeer herding in Arctic, The Independent Barents Observer
Sweden: Legal challenge takes aim as wolf hunt begins in Sweden, Radio Sweden
United States: Trump admin pushes for looser rules on predator hunting in Alaska, Alaska Public Media
