[Mikael]

It is about 200 wolves but there are only about 132-156 grown up wolves in Sweden ( 2007/2008 )

2004/2005 24 family’s 101-109 grown wolves
2005/2006 27-28 family’s 114-124 grown wolves
2006/2007 28-29 family’s 112-129 grown wolves
2007/2008 33-41 family’s 132-156 grown wolves

In 2008 19 litters was registered and there was about 152 wolf puppy’s,
A average litter in Sweden 2008 was therefore about 8 wolf puppies/litter.

I do not know if that is a small litter, but I do not think so ???

But yes the COI % is very high, and the last 15 years only 2 new wolf did enter Sweden from Finland / Russia

Hunting of wolves is not allowed, but there are some hunting approved by the government if there is a wolf that lives on livestock, the wolf in my area (Roslagen) was approved for hunting after 80 dead sheep’s.

There was 6 hunters that was given a special wolves hunting course, and after some weeks the wolf was shot.

There are also some protecting hunting because of dead hunting dogs, however I think the most killing of wolves is not approved hunting at ALL but illegal myself I do not support any hunting of wolves in Sweden.

The wolves in the Stockholm area have about 5 litter/year in a area of 200km from the capital city, and there are some young males that cross through Stockholm city to. The number of wolves in Sweden is growing fast, about 50% more grown wolves 2008 than it was 3 years earlier in 2005.

The biggest threat fore the Swedish wolf population is Nature and Traffic, and the high COI % of inbreeding, but illegal hunting is also a big threat if more hunters decide to do it…

the thing I have biggest problem whit is that they do not kill the wolves, they put a bullet in the stomach so that the wolves will run and die some where ells, it can take up to fore days before they die.

I have put my name on the list and I hope you will to, to save the Scandinavian Wolves from approved hunting.

http://upprop.nu/0450


Best regards / Mikael