US EditionUtrecht Lifts Forest Warning After DNA Confirms Wolf Shot Was the Menace Known as Bram
Utrecht authorities removed the forest warning after DNA confirmed Bram, the wolf linked to human incidents, was shot; Europe’s wolf population grew 35% from 2016 to 2023, EU data shows.
- On Friday, Utrecht Province confirmed DNA tests showed the wolf shot last week was Bram, the wolf , linked to incidents menacing walkers, runners and cyclists.
- Utrecht Province issued a permit to shoot GW3237m after reported incidents including biting or approaching humans; earlier this year, the province advised people away from wooded land between two busy highways.
- Wolves returned to the Netherlands several years ago after about two centuries, and farmers and rural communities report livestock losses despite no serious human injuries.
- Officials withdrew the forest warning on Friday, saying the direct local threat no longer applies, while Utrecht Province said broader wolf-safety guidance remains in force.
- European Commission data show around 23,000 wild wolves in Europe and a 35% population growth since 2016, just over a year after European nations approved plans to scale back wolf protection.
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The province emphasizes that wolves still live in the area. Therefore, it's important to remain vigilant, as they remain wild animals.
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Utrecht lifts forest warning after DNA confirms wolf shot was the menace known as Bram
Authorities have lifted a warning to stay out of forests near Utrecht, Netherlands, after DNA tests confirmed a wolf shot last week was an animal that had been menacing visitors.
Bram is dead. Whether his behavior was more unusual than the reactions he provoked was a matter of debate in the Netherlands during and after his...
Shout it from the rooftops: Wolf Bram (problem wolf) is dead, he's no more, he's an ex-wolf—believe it or not. Officially confirmed by DNA testing, after we already suspected he'd been caught. What a day! Celebrate the shooter, Hero of the Fatherland. Tonight, a huge party across the country, everyone out in the streets, orange streamers on the facades and in the windows, raise the flag, drink at the best Friday afternoon drinks ever, never agai…
Hunters have shot and killed problem wolf GW3237m on the Utrechtse Heuvelrug. This was revealed by an urgent DNA analysis, according to Utrecht Provincial Executive Member Mirjam Sterk (Nature and Agriculture). The province of Utrecht reported the death of a wolf last week, but it was not yet known whether it was the animal nicknamed Bram. A shooting permit had been issued for this wolf earlier this year because it had attacked and bitten people…
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