1. Mervi Laitinen and Jenni Lehtimäki
The Wolf Problem
Mervi Laitinen and Jenni Lehtimäki

2. Wolf in Finland
19th century: The goal was to destroy the entire population (Threat to livestock and children)
early 20th century: Wolf exists only in Eastern and Northern Finland
Population in Finland stays small
1973: Wolf was placed under protection
Today: wolves in Eastern Finland
Livestock= karja, place under protection= asettaa suojeluun

3. Wolf in Finland Extremely endangered (EN)
- Hunting:Poaching and licensed
- Fragmentation of territories
- Degreasing of prey
27 % of finnish people take wolves with a grain
- Wolf avoids contact with people and hardly never attacts
Poaching=salametsästys Fragmentation=pirstoutuminen take sometihing with agrain= suhtautua varauksella licensed= luvan
varainen

4. Problems with wolves Attacks on livestock - Especially on sheep
Attacks on pets
- Dogs

5. Problems with wolves Most of all: Bad attitude!
- Is only the killing of the wolves good enough?
But..

6. Some studies show that..
Wolves hunt domestic animals even there is wild ones on offer
Wolf control (means killing the wolves) have few effect to damages.
Killing works only if we can direct it to individuals who has specialised to domestic animals
- This is almost impossible
Domestic animal= kotieläin

7. How to solve the problem?
Damage prevention
Livestock
Electric fences against wolf attacks
In Spain electric fences stop 97% of the attacks
prevention=ennaltaehkäisy

8. Night-time losses can be reduced by putting livestock in pens
Livestock guard dogs:
the Anatolian shepherd,
Maremma etc.
pen=karsina/aitaus

9. Radio tracking collars and "wolf vests" for hunting dogs
Avoidance of wolf territories when hunting with dogs radio-tracking of wolves
Radio tracking collars and "wolf vests"
for hunting dogs
Pet dogs
Keeping dogs in fences
and in the house at night
wolf vest

10. Changing attitudes toward wolves
Wolf control
Shooting licence only for wolves that cause damages
Lonely wolves or pairs hunt livestock or pets more often than packs
Changing attitudes toward wolves
In Sweden money is given for damage prevention
No compensation payment for livestock losses outside reindeer management area
 people are more tolerant
Compensation=korvaus
Reindeer management area=poronhoitoalue

11. Changing attitudes toward wolves
Forming large nationalparks
 wolves could live in peace,
further from settlement
Wolf tourism
 jobs for local people

12. Your turn! Get in groups of four Two of you are old men from
Eastern Finland with sheep farm
And the rest of you are young
biology students who want to save
the wolves
Discuss about your opinions and
try to find the way which please you
both!
Then tell it to all of us