Monday, March 22, 2010

Visited by Wolves

A village in the northern, sparely populated parts of Sweden, Lillhärdal in the province Härjedalen, is visited by wolves. The wolves have killed deer right in the middle of the village. It is one female, and she has met a male and is in heat, so there may be pups in the near future.

Some of the inhabitants are scared, one of them even asked the authorities if he could kill the wolves. The authorities declined. This is good. I can understand the anxiety of the villagers, but I am also concerned about the well being of the wolves. I wish there would be an easy way to make the wolves move further away from the village. This would be safer for the wolves and the humans in the village would also feel much better. It is too bad I have no easy solution to offer.

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