Länsstyrelser får treårig beslutsrätt om vargjakt

18 juni 2026

Rapporterad av AI

Naturvårdsverket delegerar nu beslutsrätten om licensjakt på varg till länsstyrelserna i södra och mellersta Sverige för tre år.

Detta sker för första gången under en treårsperiod. Syftet är att ge länsstyrelserna tydlighet och förutsägbarhet i vargförvaltningen.

Delegeringen gäller i de rovdjursförvaltningsområden där antalet vargar överstiger miniminivån. Alla länsstyrelser i södra och mellersta områdena berörs utom Gotlands län, där det inte finns varg.

I norra förvaltningsområdet fastställs inga miniminivåer för varg. Därför kan ingen delegering ske enligt Naturvårdsverket.

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