New yes to wolf hunting appeal – Göteborgs-Posten

Sweden is Also the administrative court of appeal yes to licensed hunting of wolves will be appealed. But the timing speaks nonetheless to the hunt will be after the new year. Still haunting, however, a coming judgment on last year’s hunt.

The 2 of January, hunting license, at a total of 24 wolves to start. It is the meaning of the three judgments from the administrative court of appeal in Sundsvall, which rejects all the appeals of the hunt.

A judicial instance – the Supreme administrative court (HFD) – remains true, but the time is starting to become key, says Torbjörn Nilsson, president, Swedish society for predators.

- We will appeal, but it is not likely that we have time to get any stop on the hunt, he says to TT.

- But we still want to get the Supreme administrative court to consider the arguments.

“Shocking” judgments

Four county administrative boards has taken the decision on the hunting license, from 2 January. The decisions were challenged by, inter alia, Swedish society for nature conservation in the respective counties, but was approved by the administrative court in Luleå. Now the administrative court of appeal on the same line.

“What the appellants put forward and relied on does not appeal to another assessment than the court has done,” writes the right of the three in the same judgment.

the Decision amazes Torbjörn Nilsson.

- It is shocking that they are not at all analysed the arguments that we put forward. It is strange, ” he says.

cautious optimism

From the Swedish hunters association page reaction to the recent rulings, however, cautiously positive. The association believes, however, still the number of wolves that may be shot should be more.

- Number, 24, is far too low in relation to the goals that the parliament set up, ” says Torbjörn Lövbom, chairman of the association’s rovdjursråd.

- But, legally, it is a step in the right direction.

at the same time is still missing the last one is the piece of the puzzle, a judgment on last year’s hunt in Värmland. The hunt was not of but the is still current in law, and with a forthcoming decision in just the Supreme administrative court.

HFD’s ruling is expected to contain important principle responses on the hunting license.

- We hope, of course, on a wise decision. We need to get a normalised management of the wolf population, ” says Torbjörn Lövbom.

the Supreme administrative court has come relatively far with their treatment of the target, but has not yet announced when the judgment will come.

Facts: wolf hunting

the licensed hunting of wolves is scheduled to start on 2 January.

Four county administrative boards has taken the decision on the hunting license. The case of six wolves in Dalarna, sex in Gävleborg, six in sweden and six in an area around the border between Värmland and Örebro county.

the hunting regulation has been amended so that the decisions from across the country will be determined in the same courts at each level. The decisions was appealed first to the administrative court in Luleå and then to the administrative court of appeal in Sundsvall. Both courts agreed, however, on the county line.

In the administrative court of appeal judgments are also given two additional compounds – Nordulv, respectively, the Wolf Association, known as locus standi, that is to say that organisations have the right to be parties in the vargjaktmål.