Wolf hunting must be stopped in Finland! 

Licensed hunting was supposed to be a two-year experiment. It revealed that wolf-hunters are not capable of following rules and recommendations that are to be followed as insisted in the EU-directive. As a consequence a considerable amount of the effective wolf population has been killed. The Finnish wolf population is far from the ideal, which would guarantee the long-term survival of the species. Mass-slaughter of breeding individuals will not repair this situation.

Licensed hunting must be intercepted until the population is safe and vital. When the population is sustainable, hunting should be moderated without causing any dramatic damages. This should be evaluated trough the newest scientific evidence, not just by asking a few poachers: “How should we manage wolves?”

Poaching of wolves should be intervened by means of criminal law and police law, not by legalizing illegal acts, which is devastating and unforgivable. Irrational hate towards a species must not be tolerated by any society, government or community.

We have signed this petition, as we do not want Europe to be governed by hatred and blackmailing, which is what has happened in Finland during the two-year experiment of licensed wolf hunting. We plead to the EU Commission and the Finnish government to put an end to this procedure.