The Norwegian Nature Inspectorate Believes It Is Mostly Likely That They Have Felled the Wolf They Have Been Hunting

The Norwegian Nature Inspectorate believes it is mostly likely that they have felled the wolf they have been hunting. A wolf was felled on Monday afternoon in Gausdal in Innlandet. It is probably the Finnish-Russian wolf for which felling permission was granted last week.

On Monday morning, a wolf was observed by hikers north of Svatsum in Gausdal. A few hours later, a wolf was felled in Sør-Fron. Since 14 July, the State Nature Inspectorate has been looking for a Finnish-Russian wolf that has killed several sheep in Gausdal.

DNA samples of the felled wolf are now being sent for urgent analysis to Rovdata to confirm that this is the wolf they have been looking for. - But no other wolf has been detected, and it is a male wolf that has been killed, says Veronica Sahlén, acting director of the Norwegian Nature Conservancy. She therefore considers it predominantly probable that it is the Finnish-Russian immigrant who has now been caught.

It is a high priority, so we expect to be able to have an answer to it during this week. According to the Norwegian Environment Agency, the felled wolf weighed 45.9 kilograms. It was Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen that first mentioned that a wolf was killed on Monday.

Several tens of sheep have been found with injuries from wolves in recent weeks in the interior. Tests have shown that it is the Finnish-Russian wolf that has been on the move. There was a felling team of a dozen people who took part in the hunt on Monday, says Sahlén.

A dog was released, and the wolf was felled here a little before a quarter to three this afternoon. It has been a good relationship, I would say. She estimates that more than 50 injuries to sheep can be confirmed linked to the Finnish-Russian wolf.

The wolf was felled at approximately a quarter past three on Monday afternoon. The Norwegian Environment Agency states that the wolf in question was observed between 10.30 and 10.50 on Monday morning. Resources from SNO and the local claims reduction teams were mobilized as a result.

The felling team released a dog a little before 12 o'clock and at 2.41 p.m. the wolf was felled, says Acting Director of the State Nature Inspectorate, Veronica Sahlén, in a press release. On Tuesday last week, the Ministry of Climate and the Environment gave the green light to kill the Finnish-Russian wolf that has taken dozens of sheep in Trøndelag and the interior. The wolf, which was named "V1265", has wandered into Norway from Finland or Russia.

It is seen as genetically important because it can help reduce the degree of inbreeding in the Scandinavian wolf population. But because it has taken so many sheep in such a short time, the Climate and Environment Ministry agreed to felling on Tuesday 14 July. The animal protection organizations Noah and Våre Rovdyr believed the ministry gave in to pressure, and demanded a halt to the hunt.

Oslo tingrett skulle behandle saken om midlertidig stans i jakten tirsdag 21. juli. I midten av juni ble fem sauer funnet drept i Oppdal. Sauer man antar er drept av den finsk-russiske immigranten.

The state administrator in Trøndelag, who was then in charge, after a short time issued a damage reduction permit, which included a larger area in Trøndelag and the interior. The permit was withdrawn after a few days, as the wolf, which has immigrated from the Finnish-Russian population, is considered to be genetically important.