Grey Wolves

Nature

Parents warned to keep kids away from forest where wolves live

Europe's wolf population has come back from the brink of extinction thanks to conservation efforts.

02/08/2024

Green News

EU court finds Spanish region unlawful in allowing wolf hunting

The strictly protected status of European wolves has been confirmed in two judgments by the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg this month, but the political right is looking to open up the growing population to hunting.

29/07/2024

World News

Euro 2024: Demiral suspended over 'nationalistic gesture'

He's going to miss a crucial quarter-final against the Netherlands on Saturday evening as well as a potential semifinal.

05/07/2024

Sport

UEFA investigates Turkey's Demiral for ultra-nationalist gesture

After scoring his second goal against Austria, Demiral made a hand signal commonly used by Turkey's extremist Grey Wolves group.

03/07/2024

France

Woman seriously injured in wolf attack in zoo near Paris

The woman was staying at a lodge in Thoiry Zoo, about 40km west of Paris, when she 'ended up in the safari zone’ while out jogging.

24/06/2024

Nature

I went on a hunt to discover the truth about Estonia’s wolf culling

Hunters killed up to 40% of Estonia’s wolves this winter, a quota challenged in court. How far will Europeans tolerate the wolf in our landscapes?

24/03/2024

Nature

National park wolves can be shot with paintball guns, Dutch court says

Wolves at a popular national park have been approaching human visitors more frequently.

24/01/2024

Green News

Brussels seeks to lower protection for Europe’s 20,000 wolves

The European Commission has proposed downgrading the protection status of wolves, potentially paving the way for hunting and localised culls.

20/12/2023

Green News

Cattle ranchers sue over wolf reintroduction

Do wolves prey on livestock? US farmers are fighting plans to reintroduce the apex predators.

14/12/2023

Nature

Wolf cull begins in Estonia despite conservation fears

Concerns have been raised that the science behind the cull is shaky, and that killing wolves may drive them to harmful behaviours against humans.

15/11/2023

Europe News

Belgian farmers call for weaker protection of wolves

Their populations in Europe have been on the rise for a number of years.

27/09/2023

Europe News

EU parliament divided on plans to review wolves' conservation status

The European Commission's plans to review the conservation status of the wolf in Europe has divided the European Parliament.

13/09/2023

Europe News

EU warns the rise in wolf population is a 'real danger' to human life

The return of the wolf in Europe is a "real danger" to livestock and human life, the European Commission warned Monday as it announced plans to review the species' protection status.

04/09/2023

Nature

These Swiss volunteers stay up all night to stop wolves being killed

Volunteers stay up through the night to protect livestock.

30/08/2023

Nature

Back from the brink: On the tail of the 'mythical' grey wolf in France

By 1937, the European grey wolf had disappeared in France. Now the Office of Biodiversity is tracking its return.

03/02/2023

Green News

Wolves back from the brink of extinction in Germany after 100 years

The population is doing well, they're no longer threatened by poachers in the country's forests.

10/03/2020