- We think it is good that Västmanland is one of the provinces that can take responsibility for a national wolf tribe.

We have relatively many wolves here, but before the tribe is up to a level on a national level both in number and genetics - it is weak today - I think we should continue to take that responsibility and I think there is room for more wolves in Västmanland, says Anders Lerner, vice chairman of the Nature Conservation Association Västmanland.

Upcoming wolf hunt

The approaching wolf hunt, which begins on January 2, 2021 and ends on February 15, 2021, has once again made the wolf debate gain momentum.

In Västmanland and Örebro counties, a total of six wolves may be shot in the hunt, from a county-wide territory.

The Swedish Hunters' Association has appealed the decisions of the relevant county administrative boards in the country and would like to shoot 21 wolves in Västmanland.

The hunters' association agrees that more wolves should be hunted in the coming hunt.

Protection hunt

The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, for its part, has appealed the decision on the hunt and wants to completely abandon licensed hunting in the current situation.

They would rather see protection hunting for the wolves that in various ways become a problem for society.

- Of course, frictions arise and it is important that we learn to handle them, together with all those involved in animal husbandry, hunters and the rest of society, says Anders Lerner.

Game camera: Here the wolves roam past the county administrative board's camera

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See some of the wolves that during the year got stuck in a picture in the forests in Västmanland.

Photo: The County Administrative Board of Västmanland / SVT