Wolf population in Europe

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  1. That’s outdated, we have at least 10 wolves now in Belgium.

    But as a whole, it’s sad to see how few there are. The EU should have a strong policy of wolf protection and reintroduction. It should be forbidden to hunt/kill them; since unlike sheeps and goats, they are threatened.

  2. Sadly, there will be fewer wolves in Norway because one of the main parties in the new government is pro killing wolves.

  3. It’s all fun and games until some kid on a family camping trip gets eaten.

    I like living in a country where I can just lie down pretty much anywhere and nothing will consume me.

  4. Wolves are extremely rare in Austria. Just recently it was decided to shoot the wolf called MATK118 if it kills another sheep. So far this year it has killed about 50 sheep.

  5. See all those wolves in Spain? Iberian wolves went almost extinct in 1970 due to excessive hunting, traps, poison and misinformation. One man, Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente (a naturalist, ecologist and one of the biggest spanish tv personalities of the time), took the matter personally and used his TV show and popularity to spread awareness and information about these beautiful animals. 50 years later the species is still endangered, but its future seems bright thanks to his work. May he always rest in peace.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Rodr%C3%ADguez_de_la_Fuente

  6. Wait, so are there like, just no wolves in Ukraine or did they go extinct? Can we have a comparison with numbers somewhere in the early 20th century, please?

  7. Is it all for France? Isn’t middle France relatively low populated? Also no wolfs in Aquitania forest?

  8. Are you sure this is accurate? There have been wolves spotted in the Netherlands, southern Germany and northern Austria(Tirol) pretty recently…

  9. There are some in the Netherlands as well! They’re not really permanent yet though as they’re less than 10 (by my knowledge)

  10. Pfff. This why Britannia rules. You continental losers keep losing to wolves. We are the one nation that overcame the wolf scourge. This is why Brexit was necessary, to decouple us from the sub-lupine rabble.

  11. Wolves in Czechia regularly reproduce and they’re quite spreading in last years. In 2021, there are up to 22 packs counted.

  12. I don’t know if this data is correct, I’ve seen a few articles from all the Benelux countries reporting sightings within the past few years.

  13. In Belgium and The Netherlands there is like 30 in total. The first wolf in Belgium after a century was however shot while everybody was sure she was going to be run over. Her name was Naya. We give them names cause there’s so few. In The Netherlands, a wolf was killed a few days ago and there is a 16.000 euro reward for a golden tip that leads to the person responsible for its death.

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