In the summer of 2023, the first reports of torn sheep in Trøndelag began to arrive at the State Administrator. This was as normal in a county where conflicts related to sheep and predators are well known. More abnormally, the reports this time did not concern bears, but wolves. – Based on what we have obtained from DNA analyses, the wolf is a bitch that has been alone. That’s what Marte Lilleeng tells us. She is a senior adviser in the climate and environment department at the State Administrator in Trøndelag. The lone wolf cub rarely shows up, but here it runs past the living room window of a family in the south of Trøndelag. Was first observed on a game camera People who have been hunting the wolf all summer tell news that the wolf tip has probably come from Sweden via Innlandet. – We were very surprised when a wolf appeared in the images from the game camera I had set up in the forest, says Per Gunnar Nordløkken in Midtre Gauldal. He was one of the first to document that a wolf had come to Trøndelag. Photo: Per Gunnar Nordløkken / wildlife camera Large amounts of compensation Since then, the stray wolf has moved in a large area between several municipalities. In Midtre Gauldal, Melhus, Heim, Orkland and Rindal there have been documented losses of sheep as a result of the wolf, according to the State Administrator. – We have replaced 560 sheep and lambs for that wolf, says senior adviser Lilleeng. The high figures for compensation paid to sheep owners in Trøndelag in 2023 are largely explained by this one wolf attack in the south of the county. Difficult hunting – The state manager has given a felling permit for this wolf throughout the summer of last year, but the felling teams were not successful in felling it, says Marte Lilleeng. Lars Olav Moen is hunting leader for the felling team in Heim municipality, where the wolf pack has stayed for much of the winter. – We have been close on several occasions, but not close enough to kill the wolf, says Moen. – Last time about a week ago, in the mountains, we were looking for it, but never got close enough to get a sure shot, says hunting leader Lars Olav Moen in Heim municipality. Photo: private Lack of dogs for wolf hunting – Dogs play an important role in an attempt to reduce damage. There are not many good wolfhounds in Norway. The dogs we have had access to have probably gone too far away for it to be close enough to have a real good chance, says the hunt leader. – The next time there is a wolf hunt in our municipality, we will borrow dogs from Sweden, says another hunt leader to news. The Norwegian Environment Agency has now once again granted a felling permit for the wolf. This time, the permit applies throughout the months of February and March 2024. Marte Lilleeng is a senior adviser at the State Administrator in Trøndelag, and follows the wolf’s migrations, among other things. a using DNA traces. Photo: Vegard Woll / news
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Ever since last summer, hunters have been looking for a single wolf in Trøndelag – news Trøndelag – Local news, TV and radio
