Despite tripled wolf population – attacks are not increasing

There is no direct connection between the number of wolves and the number of attacks on domestic animals or dogs, researcher Jens Frank at the SLU Wildlife Damage Center tells the radio.

He says that what affects the attacks is instead where the wolf hunt is conducted. He feels that there is a lack of consensus on what should be achieved with licensed hunting.

There is no study that has attempted to test whether licensed hunting reduces people's concerns about wolves, says Frank.

On Monday, the Administrative Court announced that all planned licensed wolf hunting in 2026 will be stopped. According to the court, the county administrative boards have not been able to prove that the hunting does not risk deteriorating the favorable conservation status of the wolf.