Wolves and lynxes: Hunting year 2025 brings surprises in the Thuringian Forest!

Wolves and lynxes: Hunting year 2025 brings surprises in the Thuringian Forest!

Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Deutschland - In the hunting year 2024/2025, an exciting picture of the wildlife populations can be drawn in Schmalkalden-Meiningen. Fortunately, over 7000 wild animals were brought to the route, which underlines the high wildlife density in the region. The return of two large predators is particularly noteworthy: wolves and lynx make you talk again. According to The BFN communicates.

A look at the wolf numbers

In the monitoring year 2022/2023, a total of 184 wolf packs, 47 wolf pairs and 22 sedentary single wolves were confirmed across Germany. This means a slow but steady increase compared to previous years. In 2021/2022 there were still 162 packs and 147 packs in 2020/2021. Who would have thought that the wolf, who almost disappeared from Germany in 1850, played such a significant role again today?

The spread of the wolf in Germany is now also evident in the current figures. A total of 1339 wolf individuals were detected in the last monitoring year. This includes 439 adult wolves, 83 years and 634 puppies. Again, this data prove the return of a species that was considered extinct for many years according to Wolfsmonitoring .

The wolf in the modern world

But the protection of the wolf is not without challenges. In the monitoring year 2022/2023, 159 wolves were found dead, with the main causes of traffic accidents and illegal killings. With 125 traffic accidents, the road is still a great danger to the animals. An improvement in traffic safety could do a lot here.

The future of wolf in Germany ultimately depends on the acceptance and dealing with people with these majestic animals. Only good cooperation can lead to wolves in the region establish themselves in the region in the long term and form part of our ecosystem. So there is a lot at stake, especially considering the return of Luchsen and Wölfen. Nature has a lot to offer, and it is up to us to ensure that it can also bloom in the future.