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Advocates Worry Wolf Counts Are Wrong as Idaho Kills Them

UTRECHTSE HEUVELRUG, PROVINCE OF UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS, JUL 9 – Authorities authorized hunters to kill Bram, a wolf linked to multiple attacks, citing expert assessments of a direct public safety threat amid ongoing legal challenges.

  • In autumn 2023, hunters in Germany shot a large wolf suspected to be GW950m, which had been put on a kill list for preying on livestock.
  • This followed a series of events including Dolly the pony's killing in 2022 by GW950m, and a court ban on hunting the wolf earlier that year after petitions from conservation groups.
  • European Parliament downgraded wolves’ protected status in May 2023, pushing the vote through urgently despite opposition from over 700 scientists and environmental groups.
  • An EU report found wolves kill about 0.065% of 60 million livestock yearly, mostly sheep, while wolf populations help maintain ecosystem balance and biodiversity.
  • The legal and political changes have sparked legal challenges and concerns that relaxing protections may lead to increased illegal killings and undermine wolf conservation efforts in Europe.
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The province of Utrecht announced on Wednesday that the "problem wolf" near the Den Treek hiking area in Leusden may be shot. Last year, a girl was attacked by the animal, and the area was briefly closed to the public. Opinions on the hiking area are divided.

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Based on the Interprovincial Wolf Plan, the wolf, which has caused several incidents, has been recommended for culling. Bram is the victim of a "legislative loophole," fears the Fauna Protection Association.

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The wolf that bit a hiker on the Den Treek estate must be killed. The Provincial Executive of Utrecht has decided this.

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Algemeen Dagblad broke the news in Amersfoort, Netherlands on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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