On Thursday last week, Maria Dahlqvist and her two dogs were out on a routine long walk in Söderåsen National Park.
Suddenly she sees a wolf standing and watching them at the top of a small hill.
- I started backing up and then I saw that it was coming at a full gallop and a couple of meters behind there was another one.
Then I got really scared, I panicked.
"They had their sights set on us"
The wolves followed them for several hundred meters and the closest one of the wolves was a meter from them.
- The wolf that was standing next to us lowered its head, lifted its upper lip and stared straight at him, she says and points to the dog Nitro.
Did you feel like they were chasing you?
- Absolutely, they had their sights set on us, no doubt.
When the wolves started to get close, Maria Dahlqvist started shouting and making gestures to mark towards the wolves.
The County Administrative Board: "She did exactly the right thing"
David Börjesson, wildlife officer at the County Administrative Board, believes that she did exactly the right thing and handled the situation well.
- What you should do if you meet a wolf is to make yourself known, try to make yourself big, clap your hands and scream.
If the dog is loose, you should call it in and try to leash it, he says.
Is there a risk that the wolf will attack?
- That risk is small for us humans, but there are attacks on dogs, mainly hunting dogs that are loose.
During the afternoon of the same day, the County Administrative Board was at the scene and found traces of two wolves.
It is still unclear whether these are two already known wolves or not.