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Tha eadar 200 is 300 madadh-allaidh san Fhionnlainn, pàirt de threud gu math nas motha a tha ruighinn domhainn a-staigh dhan Ruis. Thathas an-dràsta an sàs san dàrna bliadhna de sgeama smachdachaidh a tha toirt cead do luchd-seilg a bhith a’ marbhadh uimhir seo dhiubh. 46 am-bliadhna. Tha tòrr a’ cur taic ris an sgeama – gu h-àraid daoine a tha fuireach anns na sgìrean far a bheil na madaidhean-allaidh pailt. Ged-thà, ‘s ann a tha dragh ann gu bheilear a’ marbhadh tuilleadh ‘s a chòir dhiubh, is nach eilear nas motha a’ dol às dèidh an fheadhainn a bu chòir – an fheadhainn òga. Tha Darren Linc ag aithris às an Fhionnlainn, ‘s e air a bhith trusadh bheachdan bhon dà thaobh.

Finland has between 200 and 300 wolves, part of a bigger population stretching deep into Russia. Currently Finland is in the middle of the second year of a wolf management programme which allows a certain number of wolves to be hunted over a certain timeframe. 46 this year, over a month spanning January and February. Many support the scheme, especially those living in the regions of Finland where wolves are more common. However, there is also a worry that too many are being killed and that the wrong individual animals are targeted – namely the younger ones. This week, Darren Laing reports from Finland with interviews from both sides.