Germany: The number of wolf cracks has risen sharply again

The Federal Documentation and Advice Center on Wolf (DBBW) has published the new figures for the damage caused by wolves. According to this, there were proven 128 wolf packs, 39 wolf pairs and 9 individual wolves in Germany in the monitoring year 2019/20. The number of damaged livestock increased by 37% compared to the previous year. In just two years, the number of wolf cracks has almost doubled. While a total of 2,067 farm animals were killed by the wolf in 2018, the figure was 2,894 farm animals in 2019 and a total of 3,959 in 2020. Development of livestock damage caused by wolf in Germany from 2000 to 2020. The certainty that attacks can be attributed to wolves varies between the federal states. (Image source: DBBW) The environmental officer of the German Farmers' Association (DBV) and board member of Forum Natur (AFN), Eberhart Hartelt, strongly criticized the publication practice of the DBBW. With a view to the significantly increasing ...