Wolves in NRW: New challenges and opportunities for farmers!
Wolves in NRW: New challenges and opportunities for farmers!
In North Rhine-Westphalia there are new developments related to the return of the wolf. A female wolf with the identification GW4074F has been in the Rureifel for at least six months, such as Ruhr24 reported. Genetic analyzes of coarse traces, hair and killed animals confirm the presence of the animal. The female comes from the Belgian pack "Hohes Venn" and was probably born in 2023. Most recently, a wolf male, GW4073M from the pack "Hohes Venn Süd", was also detected in November 2024. However, it is unclear whether a couple education has already taken place between the two wolves.
The recent evidence of both animals comes from November 2, 2024, when traces of an injured beef were discovered, which ultimately had to be put to sleep. These developments in North Rhine -Westphalia lead to a new wolf area in the Aachen region, which leads to state grants for herd protection measures. The country has been supporting protection projects for years, including the construction of fences in the Eifel.
protective measures and support for animal owners
In view of the increasing wolf population, protective measures for pasture animals are urgently necessary. The Chamber of Agriculture North Rhine -Westphalia offers comprehensive advice on herd protection measures that are designed for animal husbandry with sheep, goats and stain game in wolf areas and adjacent buffer zones. An application to promote prevention measures can be made. Therefore, early contact with herd protection advice is advisable in order to support the applicant as best as possible and to speed up the approval procedure. Contact information is available on the website of the Chamber of Agriculture.The state of North Rhine -Westphalia offers grants for prevention measures as part of the Wolf funding guidelines. Since January 1, 2022, the responsibility for these funding guidelines has been with the director of the NRW Chamber of Agriculture. In the case of livestock damage caused by wolf cracks, immediate contact with the State Environment Agency (LANUV NRW) is required, since an application is not possible without prior report. More and more farmers and conservationists are discussing the possibility of nationwide funding measures that could benefit both herd protection and the support of nature conservation projects.
- protection projects and herd protection measures are supported.
- construction of fences in the Eifel.
- herd protection sets are available and can be borrowed free of charge.
are also known to other wolf areas in North Rhine -Westphalia, which include the Märkische Kreis, Schermbeck, Dimmerwald on the Lower Rhine, Haltern and Leuscheid. The return of the wolf brings both opportunities and challenges for the region. In November 2024, a seriously injured wolf in Schermbeck, who may have been caught in an illegal trap, was also sighted.
For animal owners, it is advisable to proactively deal with the topics of herd protection and prevention measures. The project "The Wolf in North Rhine-Westphalia" offers further information at Wolf.nrw .
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