• elucubra
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    Wolf population in Spain is now around 3000, and is considered dangerously low for genetic diversity. What are the Swedes thinking?

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      Tell me about it! In Switzerland they voted to reintroduce the wolf in the country a few years back and this year they voted to shoot an entire pack… Humans, maaaan! SMH.

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        When did that happen? I only remember that we declined the hunting law revision but never approved anything regarding reintriducing wolfs.

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          Bah would you look at that, I thought we did. You are correct, the wolf came back on its own and was not artificially re-introduced. So a pack can be killed if it caused too much damages.

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      the swedish wolves were already hunted to the point of inbreeding before regulations were created.