Wolf Archives

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Will Finland listen to science for updating their wolf management plan?

March 22, 2019 Nick Huisman 6373 Views 2 Comments Wolf

Finland is leading the charts in areas such as technological innovation, standard of living and access to education. However, according

Wilderness Policy

Wolf-free zones will not work, here’s why

March 11, 2019 Nick Huisman 7197 Views 3 Comments Europe, Germany, Herd management, Wolf

With the wolf population steadily growing in Europe, wolves are expanding again to new territories. As wolves can easily travel

Livestock

No compensation without livestock protection measures

March 1, 2019 Hanna Ollos 5974 Views 1 Comment Herd management, Policy and Legislation, Wolf

The provincial government of Schleswig-Holstein recently decided to only pay compensation for lifestock losses if proper herd protection measures where

Wildlife

Golden Jackal takes on Europe

February 22, 2019 Max A.E. Rossberg 16093 Views 0 Comments Europe, Golden Jackal, Wildlife, Wolf

There are 117 000 golden jackal in Europe, according to a recent assessment by IUCN. This is a huge number

Wildlife

Will Slovakia continue wolf killing?

February 20, 2019 Vlado Vancura 6655 Views 0 Comments Wildlife, Wolf

Slovakia is one of the EU countries that still conducts legal wolf killing, despite strict protection. How much longer will Slovakia continue this?

Wildlife

Wolf officially settled in the Netherlands

February 1, 2019 Nick Huisman 8723 Views 0 Comments Wolf

It is another milestone in the movement towards a more nature-friendly society in one of the busiest Western European countries.

Wildlife

Study confirms low percentage of dog and wolf crossbreeding in Swiss wolf population

January 25, 2019 Hanna Ollos 7961 Views 2 Comments Europe, Research, Wildlife, Wolf

Many wolf opponents keep raising the argument of a high rate of hybridisation as a reason to shoot wolves. However, a recent long-term study from Switzerland came to the result that the dog introgression in the Swiss wolf population is very limited.

Wildlife

Scientists discover new wolf species

January 23, 2019 Nick Huisman 8263 Views 0 Comments Wolf

Researchers compared mDNA of different jackals with wolves, leading to the rediscovery of an ancient lineage of wolves, living in Africa.

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Wildlife

Wild boar hunts in Poland cause public outrage

January 22, 2019 Hanna Ollos 9556 Views 0 Comments Europe, Wildlife, Wolf

The African Swine Fever has been on the rise in Poland for the past five years. To tackle the spreading disease the Polish government ordered a series of hunts with the aim of killing the majority of the polish wild boar population. The country’s veterinary officials approved a plan to kill 185 000 animals of the 200 000 polish wild boar within this hunting season.

Wildlife

Communicating for human-wolf coexistence

January 18, 2019 Nick Huisman 6074 Views 0 Comments Policy and Legislation, Wildlife, Wolf

Should we always try to solve conflicts, or should we try to coexist with a certain conflict level? Read more about this interesting vision.

Livestock

Local solutions to large carnivores in Europe

January 11, 2019 Max A.E. Rossberg 13195 Views 0 Comments Herd management, Video, Wildlife, Wolf

EuroLargeCarnivores, a LIFE project which provides space for people to share knowledge and experiences about large carnivore coexistence, has made

Wildlife

First ever wolf visits Liechtenstein

January 11, 2019 Nick Huisman 8466 Views 0 Comments Wolf

The first official records prove the presence of wolves in Liechtenstein. A camera trap has captured the wolf there for the first time ever.

Wildlife

Isolated Sierra Morena wolf population officially extinct

January 9, 2019 Hanna Ollos 8382 Views 1 Comment Research, Wildlife, Wolf

The Sierra Morena used to be home to the most southern distribution of the Iberian wolf. The iberian wolves, a subspecies of the European wolf, can be found in northern Portugal and north-western Spain. However, an isolated pack lived in the Sierra Morena for decades. The last update of the Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe lists the Sierra Morena population as extinct.