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Wolves
in Finland
Wolves
in Finland:
Even though EU Habitats directive specifically protects
the wolf, Finland has allowed a five month open season on
wolves in Lapland. Finland's ministry of agriculture
claims the Finnish population of wolves are big enough to
withstand hunting. The figures however are based on
observations made by hunters and not... scientifically
based. Hunters stand to get more permits to hunt the more
animals they report. Many wolves are slaughtered legally
as the exception to the rule of the EU directive states
that they can be killed if they are considered a danger
to livestock or human habitation but under strict
supervision. Very few of the wolves killed actually did
answer to that rule of exception, the most of them were
killed for sport. The problem is the general belief that
legitimizes the sport in the eyes of the general public
is that wolves are a danger to the public and a threat to
the elk. Any wolf seen near a human settlement is
automatically branded a trouble maker. This belief system
is happily perpetuated by the hunting fraternity.
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