The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency establishes a new minimum level for the wolf tribe

During the past term, the government wanted to reduce the minimum level for the number of wolves in Sweden. Until 2025, the reference value for each wolf was 300 individuals.

But the then new minimum level of 170 individuals received criticism from the EU and last winter the license hunt was stopped by a court.

The government had to back down and on July 31 they decided that the reference value for wolves should be 220 animals. Since then, there has been intensive work at the county administrations to come up with new proposals for minimum levels in Sweden's three management areas for wolves.

The government: The wolf tribe must be lowered

According to Markus Södling, wildlife officer at the county administration in Södermanland, the minimum level means no major difference in practice for how the tribe is managed from today's levels.

- The government has been clear that they want to reduce the wolf population, he says.

On Thursday, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency came up with its decision on how the new minimum level should be distributed in detail.