Why Should Wolf Hunting Be Allowed In Sweden?
Should wolf hunting be allowed in Sweden?
The wolf have been seen throughout the centuries as dangerous predator and pests for life-stock farmers. Today the opinion about wolves differs broadly in Sweden, and has been a popular topic of debate for years, on whether or not we should allow wolves in the Swedish nature. In the following text I will write a brief conclusion of the history of the Swedish wolf, discuss the importance of not allowing wolf hunting, argue for the positive benefits of having wolves in the Swedish forest ecology, and provide facts to answer common misconceptions about wolves. The wolf have lived with alongside humans throughout history and it has created a mistrust towards the animal. The mistrust of the wolf in Sweden …show more content…
Wolves are a natural part of the Swedish ecology and should have a right to remain in it. Wolves brings a balance to the nature, Studies have shown that when a predator return to an ecosystem it can trigger a trophic cascade effect; a chain of events that occur and gives impact to the whole ecosystem. This effect occurred in Yellowstone national park in the United States of America, in which the positive effects on park and the mayor variety of wildlife there was astonishing.3Although it is impossible to know how great of an in pact it would have on the Swedish fauna; to let the wolf population grow freely, although one could logically assume that it will reduce over population of moose and deer, in which would help the forests and fields to grow more frequently, which could for example also be economically beneficial for forest owners. It could also be argued that wolves will help lowering the fatal wildlife traffic accidents with the moose. The wolf also reduces the fox population, which actually helps smaller game like Hares and Grouse.4 Misconceptions about the wolf is common, many believe that the nature of a wolf is a bloodthirsty beast, roaming the wilderness. Movies sometimes even portrays the wolf as evil and as an enemy to humans, which has left people in discontent and unnecessary fear towards the wolf, likely this originates from old folklore. The simple truth is that wolf are not evil creatures. In fact, the wolf is actually more afraid of humans than we are of them, and usually stays away from the human
The wolf have been seen throughout the centuries as dangerous predator and pests for life-stock farmers. Today the opinion about wolves differs broadly in Sweden, and has been a popular topic of debate for years, on whether or not we should allow wolves in the Swedish nature. In the following text I will write a brief conclusion of the history of the Swedish wolf, discuss the importance of not allowing wolf hunting, argue for the positive benefits of having wolves in the Swedish forest ecology, and provide facts to answer common misconceptions about wolves. The wolf have lived with alongside humans throughout history and it has created a mistrust towards the animal. The mistrust of the wolf in Sweden …show more content…
Wolves are a natural part of the Swedish ecology and should have a right to remain in it. Wolves brings a balance to the nature, Studies have shown that when a predator return to an ecosystem it can trigger a trophic cascade effect; a chain of events that occur and gives impact to the whole ecosystem. This effect occurred in Yellowstone national park in the United States of America, in which the positive effects on park and the mayor variety of wildlife there was astonishing.3Although it is impossible to know how great of an in pact it would have on the Swedish fauna; to let the wolf population grow freely, although one could logically assume that it will reduce over population of moose and deer, in which would help the forests and fields to grow more frequently, which could for example also be economically beneficial for forest owners. It could also be argued that wolves will help lowering the fatal wildlife traffic accidents with the moose. The wolf also reduces the fox population, which actually helps smaller game like Hares and Grouse.4 Misconceptions about the wolf is common, many believe that the nature of a wolf is a bloodthirsty beast, roaming the wilderness. Movies sometimes even portrays the wolf as evil and as an enemy to humans, which has left people in discontent and unnecessary fear towards the wolf, likely this originates from old folklore. The simple truth is that wolf are not evil creatures. In fact, the wolf is actually more afraid of humans than we are of them, and usually stays away from the human