Published: Friday, February 16, 2024 – 05:38 Updated: Friday, February 16, 2024 – 10:39
When around a hundred wolf pups from Southwest Finland will seek new territories in March, it is very likely that some of them will head for Åland. That’s what Jörgen Hermansson, acting hunting manager for Southwest Finland, says.
The Finnish Wildlife Center, together with the regional hunters’ association, recently inventoried the predator population in Southwest Finland and found that there is the country’s most wolf-prey area there.
– The distance to Åland from mainland Finland is only a short distance for a wolf when they go on a hike, wolves are not used to swimmers either, says Jörgen Hermansson.
Hermansson says that in recent years Åland has had wolves that have come and gone during the springs, but the critical thing is if a pair of wolves comes and takes possession of Åland and then has puppies.
– Then you get a wolf tribe, Åland hasn’t had that in 200 years. With the wolf pressure we have here, Åland is close at hand to get its share of the cake as well, says Jörgen Hermansson.
