‘Shameful loss’: wolves declared extinct in Andalucía

[UngulateNerd92]

Naturalists decry extinction of species as loss of habitat, poaching and illegal hunting take toll.


For centuries, wolves have roamed the mountain ranges of Andalucía in southern Spain, but after years of decline the creature has been officially declared extinct in the region.

Since 2003, the regional government has carried out a census of the wolf (Canis lupus signatus) population in an effort to monitor the species and reduce conflict with the local population, farmers in particular.

However, in a report, the Andalucian government’s environment department says that “since 2020 there has been no sign of the wolf being present in Andalucía”, in spite of it being a protected species.

https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.amp...olves-declared-extinct-in-andalucia-spain-aoe

 

[Pantheraman]

This looks like a job for Rewilding Europe. (Seriously, they'd definitely reintroduce wolves to the region).

 

[Jana]

This looks like a job for Rewilding Europe. (Seriously, they'd definitely reintroduce wolves to the region).

So far I know, there was no wolf reintroduction action within Europe in the last +50 years. It would never get political support due to resistance of local hunters and farmers.

Return of wolves to many parts of Europe happens on natural way where remaining populations in Italy/Balkan/Poland etc. got under protection and started to grow and young dispersing animals recolonise lost grounds.

Anyway, you cant reintroduce lost species into an enviroment before you mitigate reasons why it was eradicated before. Or it would futile excercise. If locals in Andalusia were more friendly/accepting to wolves, wolf would have returned naturaly from northern Spain on its own already.