22 wolf attacks this year [Portugal]
From ThePortugalNews.com:
According to the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF), after being questioned by Lusa news agency, there were 22 reports of incidents involving wolves in the Mirandês Plateau during this period, in the municipalities of Vimioso, Miranda do Douro and Mogadouro, in the district of Bragança.
“In these incidents, some still in the process of being confirmed as to their attribution to wolves, 113 animals were affected, the vast majority (107) being sheep. In total, 83 animals died”. According to the ICNF, “all damage caused by wolves is compensated whenever it is confirmed, through expert analysis, that the damage is effectively attributable to the species.”
