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WOLF PHOTOGRAPHED IN THE NETHERLANDS
This animal was seen in the extreme northeast of the Netherlands in 2015. No questions as to the identity, I assume:  *This image is copyright of its original author
WOLF RUN OVER IN THE NETHERLANDS
This is a short report about a male wolf recently killed in The Netherlands. They think he was hit by a car. At 111 pounds (50 kg.), he was well over par. The wolf most probably was from Germany, where they are doing ok. Biologists expect them to (re)colonise most of western Europe in the next years. A wolf authority over here said our (small) country has room for 20-30 packs. He added that wolves are shy animals and not dangerous. In spite of that, I expect a debate soon (...). The article is from the national broadcasting company, meaning it's reliable. If you want to use the translator: the article is in Dutch. Here's the link: http://nos.nl/artikel/2161621-er-is-plek-voor-dertig-wolvenroedels-in-nederland.html 
WOLF PHOTOGRAPHED IN NORTH EASTERN ITALY
Wolf photographed in Lessinia Regional Nature Park (Veneto), in North Eastern Italy. In this region there is been a natural reconjunction between the wolves from Western Alps population and a Dinaric-Balkan population, that they entered in Italy from Slovenija, and here there are established. Photo credits to Denis Aldegheri. Full story about this encounter: http://www.lifewolfalps.eu/news/un-episodio-un-po-meno-eccezionale/  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
ANOTHER WOLF PHOTOGRAPHED IN NORTH EASTERN ITALY
Another wolf photographed in the same area of the previously sighting, in Lessinia Regional Nature Park (Veneto), North Eastern Italy. Photo credits to Antongiulio Salzani. Full story about this encounter: http://www.lifewolfalps.eu/news/il-lupo-di-giazza/  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
MORE INFO ABOUT THE WOLF KILLED IN THE NETHERLANDS
The wolf recently killed on a road in The Netherlands (see post 17) was from a pack near Cuxhafen, north of Bremen (Germany). The distance between Cuxhafen and the road where he was killed (the A-28) is about 200 km. (straight line distance). The wolf, a large male of 50 kg. (111 pounds), was about 18 months of age. In his stomach, they found remains of a roedeer and a hare. He was in excellent condition: http://nos.nl/artikel/2163147-doodgereden-wolf-kwam-uit-duitsland.html A great pity. Thanks for the info on wolves in northern Italy, Ngala. Interesting.
Wolves filmed in North Western Italy (Piedmont). Credits to Stefano Polliotto.
A few weeks ago in Switzerland, he had been given the order to shoot down a wolf called M75, because he preyed many head of livestock, exceeding the limit which is 25 in one month. The wolf has traveled to north in search of a female, and now is in Germany.
Swiss article: Gesucht: Wolf M75 Italian article: Il lupo M75 è "fuggito" in Germania  *This image is copyright of its original author Other articles related: Sheep-killing wolf handed death sentence Il lupo M75 sarà abbattuto
Wolves return to Denmark for first time in 200 years
May 4, 2017 While just recently returning to Denmark, wolves are found in other Nordic countries  *This image is copyright of its original author At least five wolves, including one female, have returned to Denmark for the first time in two centuries, a zoologist who has obtained DNA evidence said on Thursday. The predators came from Germany to settle in western Denmark's agricultural region, the least densely populated in the Scandinavian country. Peter Sunde, scientist at the University of Aarhus, told AFP the wolves must have walked more than 500 kilometres (310 miles). "We think these are young wolves rejected by their families who are looking for new hunting grounds," the researcher added. Scientists have established a genetic profile from the faeces of five wolves—four males and one female—but there could be more. Sunde said researchers had suspected since 2012 that wolves had entered Denmark. "Now we have evidence (including) that there's one female," signalling the possibility of giving birth this spring, he said. Proof was also established through the wolves' fingerprints and video surveillance showed their location, which scientists refuse to reveal out of fear that it will attract hunters. "We're following that. The wolf is an animal we're not allowed to hunt so we must protect it," Henrik Hagen Olesen, spokesman at the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, told AFP. Exterminated by hunters, wolves had been completely extinct in Denmark since the beginning of the nineteenth century. In other Nordic countries with a higher wolf population, culling the species, protected by the Bern Convention, is under a fierce debate between inhabitants, farmers, hunters, the government, the European Union and wildlife activists.
Another article about the new sightings of wolves from Denmark:
Denmark gets its first wolf pack in 200 years
In the previous replies (#14, #18) i write of natural reconjunction of a male wolf named "Slavc" that come from Slovenija (Dinaric-Balkan population), he entered in North-Eastern Italy and established in Lessinia Regional Nature Park (Veneto), with a female called "Giulietta" or "Juliet" (Alpine population); they have many cubs. This male travel around the Austrian alps for around 2000 km.
Map of the natural parks in North Italy. Lessinia is the number 5 (red circle).  *This image is copyright of its original author Map of the Lessinia park (unfortunately i don't find a good map with better size). This is the park from google maps: http://www.parks.it/parco.lessinia/map_fullscreen.php  *This image is copyright of its original author Slavc collared in July 2011 by biologist Hubert Potočnik. Photograph: Nina Ražen  *This image is copyright of its original author From SloWolf Projekt, the litters of Slavc and his lady, Giulietta:  *This image is copyright of its original author Video of the cubs:
In this video we can see an interesting behaviour between two wolves of the same pack; a wolf that scolds another wolf.
Filmed with camera trap in Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park, Italy.
WOLF PHOTOGRAPHED IN A DUTCH NATIONAL PARK
This report made a few headlines here and there. A wolf was spotted and photographed in a national park. There's no question it is a wolf, most probably with a German passport. It shows that some parts of our country are recolonized by wolves. The reason is more forest and more opportunities. Over here, we have a bit of forest, a few national parks and decent conditions for wild boar and deer. As we don't have large carnivores, many young animals make it to adulthood. The result is overpopulation. Hunters need to kill deer every year. There was an attempt to debate reintroducing a few medium-sized carnivores (lynx and wolf) not so long ago, but it was abandoned as a result of fierce opposition. Maybe there is no need for a debate. I read a few reports about a lynx seen in the south and reports about wolves are not uncommon anymore. Carnivores don't like debates, but opportunities. Same for birds of prey. Goshawks are nesting very close to Amsterdam. The report is in Dutch: https://nos.nl/artikel/2198720-wolf-gezien-op-de-veluwe.html
ANOTHER WOLF HIT BY A CAR IN THE NETHERLANDS
A wolf was hit by a car close to the German border. Happened today (November 13, 2017). It was a 3-year old male. The man who took the photograph was struck by its length (at least 120 cm., most probably for head and body only) and the size of the teeth (much larger than in a dog of similar size). Compared to his Labrador, the wolf was a giant. Some regios in the east of the Netherlands have patches of forest, deer and wild boars. Not too bad for a lone wolf, but a pack would struggle. The conditions in the Oostvaardersplassen (in the west of the country, close to Amsterdam) are better (more potential prey animals, no roads and a decent size), but in order to get there, wolves need to cross many roads. In combination with other articles I read this year, one can conclude that wolves from Germany (in the east) apparently move west quite often. It's a recent thing. Ten years ago, reports about wolves were few and far between. The article is in Dutch: https://nos.nl/artikel/2202592-wolf-doodgereden-bij-kloosterhaar.html
WOLF CENTRE IN THE NETHERLANDS
In our country, wolves were exterminated a little over a century ago. There were no protests when the last wolf was killed, as they had hunted humans every now and then. Farmers took over and people forgot about wolves. A century passed. In the last decades, wildlife has made a comeback in Europe. Switzerland reintroduced lynxes, France and Germany have a few brown bears, goshawks breed close to large cities and the European wildcat is now breeding in regions where they disappeared a long time ago. Wolves also did quite well. They recolonized Germany, Denmark and The Netherlands. Recolonization takes a decade only, but ecosystems need more time. Same for humans. People need time to get adjusted, that is. As the number of wolves is quickly increasing, problems have to be expected. At first, the focus was on wolves killed by cars in rural parts of the country. This resulted in curiosity. Today, the focus has shifted to sheep. So much have been killed, that they're now talking about measures. One of these is a wolf centre, where losses can be reported. In the long run, this should result in more awareness, more knowledge and sound decisions. The article below is about the new wolf centre. It's in Dutch: https://nos.nl/artikel/2210563-wolvenmeldpunt-moet-getroffen-schapenboeren-helpen.html  |
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