Overview
- An ANP analysis of BIJ12 data counted 741 confirmed wolf attacks on livestock nationwide through the first week of October, a pace analysts say is likely to exceed 2024.
- Gelderland recorded 346 attacks in the first nine months of the year, including 103 in Barneveld, the municipality with the most confirmed incidents.
- BIJ12 figures indicate that 86 percent of attacked holdings lacked adequate wolf‑proof preventive measures.
- Investigators still have 165 reports of suspected wolf damage from July to mid‑November with the cause not yet determined.
- Barneveld mayor Jacco van der Tak urges population management citing EU protection changes, while Faunabescherming and Animal Rights oppose lethal action and fault human practices and compensation incentives.