Wolf population in Uppland County is seriously inbred, reports P4 Upland. It was last year just a wolf pairs in Georgia, but they had eight puppies. Analyzes of droppings in Glamsenreviret shows that there is a female is mated with her son.
- It is much inbreeding in the Scandinavian wolf population is, they say that they are almost as inbred as full siblings.
- Last year, the puppies have now walked away from the territory, and yet you do not know for sure if the couple have puppies this year, says Emil Nilsson, biologist at Biotopia in Uppsala.
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Wolf Puppies born in Glamsenreviret - photographer managed to capture them on photo
from 4 July 2018
DNA samples from droppings
In Glamsenreviret located between Älvkarleby and Gävle live a dozen wolves, including six puppies were born in spring 2017. It shows an inventory of predators that have used DNA samples from wolves' droppings to ensure the number.
- During the winter, we found DNA from ten different wolves. of alfaparet, Thus, the parents of the puppies and six puppies were born in spring 2017, says Sebastian Olofsson, Wildlife officers at the County Administrative Board in Uppsala.
The number of wolves in the territory is at a constant level, shows predators inventory.
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> Article from 2016 SVT
Although inbreeding feel good wolves