Hunters shoot alpha female, Finland

[Tero]

http://yle.fi/alueet/turku/2012/01/jaht ... 77675.html

she was equipped with a radio collar. They had a permit to shoot a young adult wolf. By mistake they killed the alpha female.

They have reintroduced wolves over much of central Finland, they have counted them all. In the old days the wolves were only by the Russian border areas.

The pack of wolves had come within 40m of a house, giving the hunting party the conditions to ask for a permit.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

http://yle.fi/alueet/turku/2012/01/jaht ... 77675.html

she was equipped with a radio collar. They had a permit to shoot a young adult wolf. By mistake they killed the alpha female.

They have reintroduced wolves over much of central Finland, they have counted them all. In the old days the wolves were only by the Russian border areas.

The pack of wolves had come within 40m of a house, giving the hunting party the conditions to ask for a permit.

The pack may break up, or a new alpha pair may take over.

[Tero]

An amusing discussion in Finnish.
http://keskustelu.suomi24.fi/node/10295537
In the North, they want to kill all wolves because they herd raindeer and the wolves can easily pick off the young. They keep the wolf count pretty level, the permits to shoot are only for wolves that come to towns and eat some pets.

Niissä tapauksissa, että sudet toistamiseen tulevat pihapiireihin ja aiheuttavat ongelmia arkipäivän elämään, on kaatolupia myönnetty ja myönnetään jatkossakin.

In 5 years, wolf numbers went to 50%. Under 150.

Susien määrä Suomessa on reilussa viidessä vuodessa puolittunut. Vajaa vuosi sitten Suomessa oli Riista- ja kalatalouden tutkimuslaitoksen mukaan enää noin 135–145 sutta. RKTL arvelee suurimman syyn kannan romahtamiseen olevan laiton salametsästys. Suomen susikannalla on erittäin suuri uhka hävitä luonnosta kokonaan. Suurin uhka sudelle on ihminen.

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