The rural townships of Stor-Elvdal and Rendalen top the activists' list of boycott targets. The community of Koppang is singled out in particular.
"We intend to spread information to the whole world about these anti-wolf townships," said Asbjørn Barlaup, who is helping to spread a "Boycott Koppang" campaign via the Internet, according to wire service NTB.
"We're doing this as a sort of 'thank you' to the mayors of Rendalen and Stor-Elvdal," added Barlaup, claiming the two mayors pressured wildlife conservation officials into adopting a policy of wiping out wolves from the area.
Barlaup noted that one wolf pack, the so-called Atndals flock, has been wiped out and now the Koppang flock is targeted. Koppang is located in the northern end of the eastern valley called Østerdalen.
He vowed that the activists will try to economically damage the two townships "until they accept the wolf as a natural part of the environment."
Stor-Elvdal mayor Øivind Strand said he can understand a difference of opinion on the wolf issue, but he criticized the use of boycotts.
"We are dependent on tourism," Strand conceded. "This is definitely not positive for our community."
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Nina Berglund
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