Overview

• The male, previously in Rhineland-Palatinate, has been documented in Greifenstein four times since February 2025 after earlier movement between the states.
• Camera-trap footage captured the male and his resident sister jointly marking the area, a strong sign of established residency according to HessenForst.
• Authorities link the male to recent livestock kills in the territory and continue close monitoring of the pair.
• The Wolfszentrum Hessen is asking residents to report sightings and share photos from the Greifenstein area to support ongoing tracking.
• It remains unclear whether the siblings have mated, though the male earlier fathered offspring with another sister in Leudscheid, and 2024/25 genetic data support the status shift to a pair.