Sweden is issuing licenses to permit wolf hunting for the first time since the 1960s. The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency has decided that 27 wolves can be shot between now and mid-February. James Rodgers reports.
Having waited almost half a century for the right to shoot wolves, Swedish hunters have been out in large numbers.

Radio Sweden’s website has reported that more than half of the permitted number of wolves has already been killed on only the first day of a season that is due to last until Feb, 15th. The 27 wolves which can legally be shot represent just over 10% of Sweden's wolf population. The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation has criticized the decision, arguing that the wolf is anendangered species.