In the villages of Enontekiö, there have been numerous sightings of wolves moving around the settlements. The municipality instructed residents to avoid wolves.
Wolves that have been roaming the villages of Enontekiö recently have caused concern among the locals. According to the locals, the appearance of wolves in home yards has been exceptional.
– I wouldn’t want to let the children out in the dark. I have even forbidden going out in the evening. We now mainly go outside during the day.
The family’s two older children have about a kilometer to go to the side of the highway. The children walk that distance every day for a ride to school.\n After Susie appeared, Guttorm went to take and pick up his children from the roadside.
– It was a big wolf. Two wolves have visited our yard.
Guttorm wonders how the wolves that roam Enontekiö are so tame that they dare to come into the yards of houses and near villages.
\”It’s not normal for a wolf to come into the yard\”
– Even the children have been completely to themselves in the yard. Some time ago we heard that a wolf had been seen here a few hundred meters from this house.
In Isokäännä’s opinion, wolves should not even come into people’s yards.
– It’s not normal for a wolf to come to the yard.
Municipality to urge to avoid wolves
In the villages of Enontekiö, there have been numerous sightings of wolves moving around the settlements.
Damage caused by wolves has also been reported in the surrounding area. In Heta’s church village, a wolf killed six reindeer in an enclosure near the house’s yard last week. Previously, wolves mauled three sheep in the village of Peltvuoma. Killed reindeer had also been found nearby.
Two exemptions have been obtained for the felling of wolves. One wolf has already been killed near Peltvuoma.
Due to the many wolf sightings, the municipality of Enontekiö has published information on its website on Tuesday about what to do if you encounter a wolf. According to the municipality’s announcement, it is exceptional that there are sightings of wolves in the vicinity of villages during the day.
People are primarily advised to leave the threatening situation. It is also advised to avoid contact and act calmly.
– Encounters with wolves should be avoided. If you see a wolf, contact the predator contact person. We could have certain observations written down, advises Ala-Poikela.