Wolf Enclosure Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

The wolf (Canis lupus) is the largest predator of the dog family (Canidae). Wolves usually live in family groups, colloquially called packs. Main loot are medium to large ungulates in most regions. The species was distributed since the late Pleistocene in several subspecies throughout Europe, large parts of Asia, including the Arabian Peninsula and Japan, and in North America.Wolves were systematically persecuted in Central Europe in the 15th century, [1] in the 19th century, they were decimated in almost all regions of their world wide circulation area, mainly by human hunting and completely wiped out in Western and Central Europe almost and in Japan. Since the end of the 20th Century, the wolf is in many countries under protection, the stocks recover there despite frequent illegal persecution. In many other countries, including the Middle East, but also in parts of Europe, there is no legal protection for the wolf. In Germany, the birth of puppies was first proven in 2000, since then increases the number of wolves and wolf packs in other parts of central and northern Europe again. In the reporting period 2017/18, 73 packs, 31 pairs and three territorial individual animals were registered in Germany; There were 107 wolf territories in total. [4]Wolves are among the best known predators; They have early found their way into the myths and fairy tales of many peoples. They are also the ancestral form of all domestic dogs and the secondarily wild dingoes.(Https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf)