Dossier
Wolves
After an absence of approximately 150 years, the wolf has re-established itself in the Netherlands. This dossier provides you with the latest news, background information and results of Wageningen University & Research on wolves in the Netherlands.
Wageningen University & Research monitors the return of the wolf through DNA research. Faeces that are found are tested for DNA in our labs, to determine if they are wolf-faeces, and if so, from which specific animal. To this end, we collaborate with the German research institute Senckenberg though the CEwolf-consortium. This information allows provincial governments to take substantiated decisions on their policies regarding the wolf. Most wolves in the Netherlands lead a roaming existence, but the first female wolf has now settled on the Veluwe.
Fauna consultants also extract DNA from sheep suspected to have been slain by a wolf. Our research reveals whether a wolf is indeed the predator responsible for the sheep’s death within a month: the BIJ12 website documents these instances and the DNA results (only in Dutch). Each quarter a genetic profile is generates for these cases, to enable individual identification.
This is how our research works
News about wolves
Publications about wolves
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Cognitive and Affective Predictors of Illinois Residents’ Perceived Risks from Gray Wolves
Society & Natural Resources (2020), Volume: 33, Issue: 5 - ISSN 0894-1920 - p. 574-593. -
Understanding the acceptability of wolf management actions: Roles of cognition and emotion
Human Dimensions of Wildlife (2020), Volume: 25, Issue: 1 - ISSN 1087-1209 - p. 33-46. -
Habitat Suitability Analysis for the golden jackal (Canis aureus) in the Netherlands
Lutra (2019), Volume: 62, Issue: 1 - ISSN 0024-7634 - p. 13-29. -
Naya is the 1st known wolf in Belgium in over 100 years — and she may be looking for a mate
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Data from: Does wolf presence reduce moose browsing intensity in young forest plantations?
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Does wolf presence reduce moose browsing intensity in young forest plantations?
Ecography (2018), Volume: 41, Issue: 11 - ISSN 0906-7590 - p. 1776-1787. -
Large herbivores as a driving force of woodland-grassland cycles : the mutual interactions between the population dynamics of large herbivores and vegetation development in a eutrophic wetland
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Frank Berendse, Karle Sykora, co-promotor(en): Jan Bokdam - Wageningen: Wageningen University - ISBN: 9789463430159 -
Decades of population genetic research reveal the need for harmonization of molecular markers : The grey wolf Canis lupus as a case study
Mammal Review (2016), Volume: 46, Issue: 1 - ISSN 0305-1838 - p. 44-59. -
Dietary nutrient profiles of wild wolves: insights for optimal dog nutrition?
British Journal of Nutrition (2015), Volume: 113, Issue: S1 - ISSN 0007-1145 - p. S40-S54. -
Context dependence of risk effects : Wolves and tree logs create patches of fear in an old-growth forest
Behavioral Ecology (2015), Volume: 26, Issue: 6 - ISSN 1045-2249 - p. 1558-1568.