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Finland, Sweden and Norway to cull wolf population – conservation groups appeal to EU to take action against slaughter they allege flouts rules

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Tags: conservation, sweden, finland, norway, culling, wolves, european union, law, wildlife, deaths.animal, author.patrick barkham, source.the guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/15/finland-sweden-norway-cull-wolf-population-eu

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Title
Finland, Sweden and Norway to cull wolf population
Authors
Patrick Barkham
Published
Jan 15 2022
Word count
938 words

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    lou
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    That is really absurd. I had to read twice to make sure I didn't get anything wrong, because a population of 300 wolves in an entire country is so shockingly low that I can't believe someone would...

    That is really absurd. I had to read twice to make sure I didn't get anything wrong, because a population of 300 wolves in an entire country is so shockingly low that I can't believe someone would ever argue that they need to be killed. 300 is basically nothing.

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    1. rosco
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      It mirrors the policies of Idaho and Montana. They want to reduce wolf numbers down to 150 per state after spending 10s of millions of dollars on their restoration. A big WTF moment. Wolves can...

      It mirrors the policies of Idaho and Montana. They want to reduce wolf numbers down to 150 per state after spending 10s of millions of dollars on their restoration. A big WTF moment.

      Wolves can generate so much more income through ecosystem management and tourism than they reduce by killing livestock. It's ridiculous calculous that has landed us here.

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