One wolf’s journey across Europe’s political faultlines
From ChathamHouse.org:
The fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989 brought many changes to Europe. One of the more unexpected was that it allowed the big carnivores of Eastern Europe to begin expanding their range westward, where for centuries they had been practically unknown.
Few large mammals, people included, had been permitted to cross from east to west before the borders reopened. From the guard towers, they shot the bears for fun. Today, the European wolf is undergoing a remarkable resurgence.
