Three wolf attacks in three days led the county administrative board to decide on protection hunting in a limited area around Osby in northern Skåne.
Whether the decision on protection hunting will be changed after the attack in Arkelstorp outside Kristianstad during the night towards Monday, the county administrative board will decide this week.
- If the area is to be enlarged, it is crucial that it is the same wolf.
If it is the same individual, it may well be that we change the area and that the time is extended, says Annelie Johansson who is the environmental director at the County Administrative Board of Skåne.
An endangered animal
Saliva samples from bites on sheep in Arkelstorp have been sent away for analysis - and now the county administrative board is therefore waiting for the result before they possibly make a new decision on the issue of protection hunting.
Annelie Johansson guesses that the test results will come on Thursday.
Can you wait for the test results, can it not mean that the wolf gets away and has time to harm more sheep?
- Yes.
But at the same time, the animal owner also has a responsibility to ensure that you have a fence and protect the animals.
The wolf is an endangered animal - it is not a general prey - and we have an obligation to secure the wolf as a species, says Annelie Johansson.
In the clip above, Jan Hultgren at LRF Skåne explains why he wants the protection hunt to be expanded immediately.