The Norwegian League Is Suspected of Poaching Wolves at the Border with Sweden

At the same time as the Swedish police suspect that illegal hunting is behind a dramatic reduction in the wolf population in Värmland, among other places, the Norwegian police are now investigating a suspected poaching league which is said to have operated in the border areas. - This is very serious serious environmental crime, says prosecutor Tone Strömsnes Olsen at the Environmental Crime Unit of the Norwegian police.

ALESSANDRIA – In the first four months of 2025 alone, six wolves were found dead in the province, a figure that equals the number of specimens killed or poisoned in the entire previous year. This phenomenon, which marks a tragic record for provincial statistics, highlights a growing problem linked to the presence of these animals, recently returned to the territory after almost a century of absence. The cause of death, in most cases, was poison …