Tag: WOLF INCIDENT LEUSDEN
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…
Subsidies for wolf-resistant fences are not popular, farmers who want them are sometimes threatened
Since this year, the number of wolf attacks has increased sharply. In almost all cases, livestock farmers did not have wolf-resistant fences, a fence that a wolf cannot go through,…
Information evening ‘with bite’ to counter polarization in wolf debate: ‘I hope people think about it’
Hence this information evening in an informal setting. Because the wolf is active on the Utrechtse Heuvelrug, and in particular in Austerlitz. It leads to heated discussions. “Society is polarizing,”…