Wolves on the loose near Riksgränsen – "a danger"

Five wolves at the Polar Park zoo in Salangsdalen in North Norway escaped on Monday. Two of them are still on the loose, reports Norwegian NRK, citing the police.

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Wolves on the loose near Riksgränsen – "a danger"
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The zoo, which had the wolves in an enclosure, is located just a few miles north of popular Swedish tourist destinations such as Abisko, Riksgränsen, and Björkliden, as well as the Norwegian port city of Narvik.

The Norwegian sheep farmer and chairman of the Salangen municipality, Simon Løvhaug, will request protective hunting.

This is a predator that poses a threat to both humans and animals, he says to NRK.

He is critical of the fact that no warning was issued about the escape, as there are not only sheep farmers but also many reindeer grazing in the area.

According to Toralf Heimdal, a board member of the zoo, the wolves escaped through a hole in the fence around the enclosure.

The hole has now been repaired, he says.

She downplays the risks of the escaped wolves causing harm to animals or humans. But he is worried about how they will manage, as they have grown up in captivity and therefore have not learned to hunt.

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