A coyote with a tracking collar sits among wildflowers and shrubs in its natural habitat.

A coyote with a tracking collar sits among wildflowers and shrubs in its natural habitat.
Wolf in an Italian forest – photo by Gianluca Congi/Wiki Commons

The wolves are at the door, and some frightened people are having the wrong ideas.

We have been reporting here on TGP about the problem caused by surging lupine populations in Europe, and the ongoing efforts to deal with this danger to human beings, pets and farm animals.

Be it because of rewilding efforts reintroducing the species, or hunting bans, the fact is: a danger has returned from the past.

Read: European Union Lowers Protection for Surging Wolf Populations Due to Danger to Farmers and Livestock;

BRAM THE MENACE IS DEAD: DNA Tests Confirm Wolf Shot by Hunters Is the One Terrorizing Forest Near Netherland Town of Utrecht;

CRY WOLF: Reintroduced Predator Bites Pensioner in the Face on a Busy German City.

Reuters reported:

“Italian authorities are ​investigating the deaths of at least 18 wolves and several other wild ‌animals found in recent days in a national park, in what conservation groups say is one of the worst attacks on wildlife in Italy.

The carcasses were discovered across several locations in and ​around the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, a mountainous area in the ​center of the country long regarded as a stronghold for Italy’s ⁠recovering wolf population.”

Images of dead wolves from a recently discovered poisoned pack in the Abruzzo, Lazio, and Molise National Park, highlighting a serious wildlife crime.

“Environment Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin described the killings as “horrendous”, adding that he had ordered Italy’s forestry police to intensify inspections ​in an effort to identify those responsible. ‘The ministry is particularly attentive and sensitive ​to the protection of a species that is so important for the balance of our ecosystem’, he ‌said ⁠in a statement.

Italy’s protected wolf population has rebounded in recent decades after being driven close to extinction in the 20th century. A 2020-21 census suggested there were around 3,300 wolves nationwide. However, in some rural areas, farmers complain of attacks on livestock.”

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