Only one wolf pair left in Norway

Only one wolf pair left in Norway
Last winter's state-authorized wolf hunt has left Norway with just one pair deemed capable of breeding a new litter of wolves this spring. The goal of having three breeding pairs has literally been shot to pieces, claim experts.
Five wolves were shot last winter, including a key female that one hunter felled "by mistake," he said. The wolf hunt was highly controversial, both within Norway and especially outside the country, and now researchers indicate it was indeed misguided.

That's because it vastly reduced the stated goals for Norway's fledgling wolf population as agreed by members of Parliament less than a year ago. They wanted three breeding pairs within the area of eastern Norway, along the Swedish border, that's been set aside as a wolf management area.

The latest report from the Scandinavian wolf project Scandulv claims only the so-called Julussa pack now has a male and a female fit to breed this spring. Scandulv's research suggests there are no free-roaming wolf pairs capable of breeding either.

The Gråfjell pack still exists, but its lead female was shot in error in February, and the pack has no other females believed to be able to produce pups

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are our own & the Earth's worst enemy!:cry: :cry:

Not exactly a thriving population.