On June 11, the County Administrative Board of Östergötland decided to hunt for a wolf in the Långbogenreviret after two calves were killed.

The decision was appealed by several to the administrative court, but did not meet any hearing there. However, the court added that no wolf may be shot if annual puppies are nearby. A decision that was then also upheld in the District Court.

In the letter, Björn Ljunggren expresses, among other things, his concern that the female in the wolf pair is at risk of being shot, because the wolf that attacked the calves has not been identified:

"I have been working with wolves for almost 60 years and am not entirely sure that I would see a difference between one of the parent animals and a puppy last year."

If the female is killed, the consequence risks becoming inbreeding among the wolves in Långbogenreviret and the only thing that is almost 100 percent effective in this situation is a satisfactory closure, says Björn Ljunggren and writes:

“The current hunting shelter can hardly be characterized as a shelter. It is instead a disguised license hunt. I appeal to you, stop this hunt. Don't let prestige rule. They really change their minds as they gain new knowledge. "

The longbow reef is located between Borensberg and Finspång. In that area, a wolf pair established themselves in winter 2017/2018, which is the first time in modern times in Östergötland.
In 2019, the County Administrative Board found that the wolf couple had received seven puppies, which means that there are now nine adult wolves in the area.

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