Significant increase in wolf sightings ANP
The wolf and tracks of the wild animal have been observed significantly more in recent months than in three months before. BIJ12, the office that keeps wolf records for the provinces, reports that reports of (suspected) tracks and sightings of wolves were received between November 1 and mid-February 1567.
In the three months before that, there were still 661 reports. After an investigation of 247 reports, it became clear that it was actually a wolf. In the past period, this turned out to be the case with 551 reports.
BIJ12 also reports that a wolf pair has formed for the first time in the Southwest Drenthe and Southeast Friesland regions. Several descendants of the pack that live in the North Veluwe are looking for their own territory. A lot of wolf activity has also been observed in Southwest Brabant and Zeeland. According to BIJ12, at least six different wolves have been observed in Brabant.
cubs
In more than three months, four wolves were also hit in the Netherlands. Three wolves, including two cubs from Flanders, did not survive.
The wolf has been living in the Netherlands again for a number of years. In 2016 there was a first pair close to the Dutch border and in 2018 the first wolves were seen in the Netherlands. Because the wolf also attacks a lot of cattle, farmers in particular would rather get rid of the beast than get rich.