It was at the end of January that the County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland confirmed that a new wolf territory had been formed on the border between Västra Götaland and Jönköping County.
The season's large wolf inventory has now been completed and it can be stated that there are nine individuals of wolves that have marked the territory in Västra Götaland.
This was Ulricehamns Tidning's first to tell.
That is a higher figure than it has been in recent years.
But Nelly Grönberg, inventory manager for large predators at the County Administrative Board in Västra Götaland, believes that the result was expected.
Thanks to the snowy winter, it has become easier to track the wolves.
- The weather has been with us this year, and we have succeeded with the inventory.
We have an incredibly good knowledge of these wolves, and I had hoped that we would find just these individuals, says Nelly Grönberg.
No territory in Gothenburg
In addition to the two newly arrived individuals in the Ulricehamn area, the wolves in Västra Götaland consist of a lone male in Bohuslän and six wolves in the northern parts of Dalsland.
But there are more wolves running around the county.
None of the wolves have marked territories closer to Gothenburg.
- The wolves that can sometimes be seen around Gothenburg are passers-by, there is no one who has marked the area there, says Nelly Grönberg.
In mid-May, the County Administrative Board will publish its report from the predator inventory 2020/2021.
What do these new numbers mean for your continued work?
- We will follow these individuals and see what happens during the summer.
This can mean a rejuvenation of the wolf population, says Nelly Grönberg.
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On 13 February, a wolf was observed running on the E20 at the height of Floda.
Photo: Still image: Lotta Börstell / Film: Christina Hovisalo