Wolves escaped from the Polar Park – permission given to SNO to catch or kill – news Troms and Finnmark

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This week, five wolves escaped from the Polar Park in Indre Troms. Two of them have not been found. The two wolves that are still on the run were born in 2023. Susanne Hanssen, senior adviser at the Norwegian Environment Agency, says they were informed about two escaped wolves on Tuesday. They have had several meetings with Polar Park. – Personnel from the National Nature Inspectorate went to Bardu to assist and get information about the situation last night. The wolves’ whereabouts are still unknown. – We have decided to try to capture and possibly euthanize the animals, if euthanasia proves to be the most appropriate. It is the National Nature Inspectorate (SNO) that has been given the assignment. Hanssen encourages people to report to SNO if they have seen the wolves. The police have done the same. Ragnar Norum, chairman of Polar Park, tells news that a hunting team heard a wolf howl in the Narvik area. One of the wolves has been observed Polar Park is an animal park in Salangsdalen in Bardu municipality, which specializes in wild northern animals. Toralf Heimdal, mayor of Bardu and board member of Polar Park, told news on Tuesday that the wolves made a hole in the night to Monday. It has been repaired. – One of the wolves is now somewhere outside the fence of the park, and has been observed. Then we have a wolf that is somewhere out in the field, says Heimdal. Toralf Heimdal (Sp) is mayor of Bardu municipality and board member of Polar Park. Photo: Linda Pedersen / news Simon Løvhaug (Sp), mayor of Salangen municipality and sheep farmer, does not agree with that. He tells news that the farmers are worried about the sheep that have not yet come down from the pasture. – These are wolves that have not grown up naturally, and therefore do not have the natural fear of people, so I would be skeptical if I encountered such an animal on my walks in the fields, he says. Løvhaug has asked that measures be taken to shoot the wolves. Simon Løvhaug (Sp) is mayor of Salangen municipality. Photo: Malin Straumnses / Malin Straumnses Published 02.10.2024, at 12.57 Updated 02.10.2024, at 13.21



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