Tag: WOLF INCIDENT LEUSDEN
Amersfoort school warns about wolves, evidence of incident is lacking
While the director assumes that an incident involving wolves took place, the Mammal Society is cautious. This is mainly because the student is now the only eyewitness, explains wolf expert…
Wolf fence not popular with livestock farmers: ‘Many shepherds almost broke their laptop in half’
In addition to covering the costs, Versteegh van Schaapskudde Doorn believes that applying for the subsidy should be a lot easier. “The process is intensely complicated. Many shepherds have almost…
Number of wolf attacks almost doubled, only among farmers without a wolf-resistant grid
After a wolf first struck a sheep farmer in Bunschoten in 2018, wolves killed at least 160 more animals in the province of Utrecht. Usually it concerns sheep. BIJ12, the…
Wolf killed on a provincial road in Leersum: ‘It just happened in front of us’
He stopped for a moment to see from the car what was going on. “The license plate of the car that had hit the wolf was off. The startled driver…
Donkey must protect flock of sheep from wolf: ‘Whether it will really work remains to be seen’
Van de Bor does have hope, he confirms after reporting in the newspaper A.D. He has already lost a total of 90 sheep in wolf attacks and is diligently looking…
‘Single wolf’ Utrechtse Heuvelrug turns out to be the father of cubs
The wolf that caused unrest on the Utrechtse Heuvelrug this summer, prompting the province of Utrecht to provide it with a transmitter, is the father of the cubs in the…
Leusden urges national wolf policy: ‘There is still unrest’
“There is still unrest and we understand that,” Mayor Gerolf Bouwmeester writes in a letter to State Secretary Jean Rummenie. “Whether it concerns residents, visitors, site managers, estate owners and…
How the wolf grabbed the dog in Leusden: ‘While he looked at me he grabbed his neck’
A wolf is not a dog, it cannot even be compared to one, is her message. Wolves are more agile, they are stronger and the most important difference: they are…
Provincial Council: Utrecht must take charge of communication about wolf
Deputy Mirjam Sterk (nature) pointed out that communication about the wolf must be unambiguous. She said that it is therefore rather a task for the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security,…
Utrecht farmers make little use of subsidies for wolf-resistant measures
Some livestock farmers do not want to take measures on principle, says Maurice La Haye, wolf expert and team leader for land and marine mammals at the Mammal Society. “They…