Purpose This paper outlines a morphogenetic landscape approach to explore the legal geography of wolves in Sweden. The purpose of this paper is to develop a theoretical framework for further research on species protection and law in the Anthropocene and to analyse law’s potential in protecting wolves in Sweden and Europe. Design/methodology/approach Building upon insights from legal geography and process philosophy, this paper outlines a morphogenetic approach to law in the landscape where law emerges within the interrelated processes that constitute a landscape. This paper then implements this approach in an analysis of wolves’ legal protection in Sweden and concludes with a more general discussion on implications for legal geography and law in the Anthropocene. Findings Situating law as an aspect in wider landscapes rather than as a catalyst for general eco-centric paradigmatic changes produces a more nuanced discussion on the potential of legal solutions in the Anthropocene. Using laws to increase the legal protection for wolves is intrinsically entangled with broader efforts to shift anti-wolf dynamics in the landscape in more progressive directions. Originality/value This paper develops a process-oriented, relational approach to law in the landscape, which legal scholars and practitioners can use to understand how species protection and law function in dynamic landscapes in the Anthropocene.
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