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Catalonia Confirms First Wolf Litter in a Century Between Alt Empordà and Garrotxa

The finding elevates the species to endangered reproducing status in the region, obliging the government to prepare a recovery plan.

Overview

  • Agents Rurals verified a family of two adults with three pups after autumn monitoring that followed camera-trap and genetic work begun in 2024.
  • Officials report the wolves have fed on wild deer, roe deer and wild boar, with no livestock attacks recorded in the area to date.
  • The Generalitat will intensify surveillance and roll out coexistence measures, including farmer support for fencing, guardian dogs and swift compensation.
  • Several departments—Interior, Territori, Housing and Ecological Transition, and Agriculture—will coordinate the management and recovery framework.
  • The confirmed pups mark a shift from intermittent detections of solitary wolves, with about 10–11 individuals estimated in Catalonia in 2024.